For decades, Philadelphia police have wrestled with managing the crowds that squeeze through South Street. Some residents and merchants says the neighborhood has taken on an air of lawlessness.

To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.

To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.

Law enforcement is a career that is always in the public eye, whether for heroic reasons or scandal. Currently, our nation’s 800,000 law enforcement officers have even more of a spotlight than usual, though. To start, for the past two years they have been in charge of enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, there have been quite a few recent high-profile police brutality cases, including officers found guilty for federal civil rights violations leading up to the death of George Floyd. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech also called for the nation to “fund the police” with better training and resources.

Place-based policing is one of the most evidence-based and scientifically supported approaches police can take to prevent crime in their communities

Over the last couple years, many cities in the U.S. have seen an increase in the number of homicides.