Sarah Lawrence study cited in the San Jose Mercury News, November 27, 2012
The city also is launching a new initiative with the University of California at Berkeley, funded through a $300,000 federal grant, that will use data from the ShotSpotter system to identify areas where the most shots are fired, define strategies to prevent future shootings, and monitor whether those tactics are effective.
-California Watch, December 15, 2010 by Ryan Gabrielson
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/violent-crime-plunges-former-murder-capital-7480
“This community needs to realize they’ve come a really long way,” Sarah Lawrence, program director at the Berkeley center and co-author of the study, said in an interview Tuesday. “I think, overall, there’s a positive story here.”
-KCBS News, December 15, 2010 by Betsy Gebhart
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/12/15/study-shows-sharp-decline-in-east-palo-alto-crime/
Research director Sarah Lawrence credits East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis and his parolee programs. “He has a re-entry program that he’s working with some parolees, and I think it’s one of the first in the state where his officers are working directly with parolees and they’re partnering with the state on providing jobs.”
-KALW News, December 15, 2010 by Rina Palta
http://informant.kalwnews.org/2010/12/explaining-east-palo-altos-dramatic-crime-drop/
Davis says the Berkeley report is part of the solution: simply knowing what the actual trends, demographics, and numbers are for victims and perpetrators of crime makes for better decision-making. Sarah Lawrence, one of the report’s authors, says that’s the reasoning behind the project, “getting the city and citizens on the same page and understanding what’s actually happening.”
California Watch, December 7, 2010 by Louis Freedberg
http://bit.ly/erW1AT
“A long history of research confirms that, all else being equal, contact with the criminal justice system reduces one’s employment opportunities,” the report states. Conversely, “employment of people recently released from incarceration is a proven strategy to reduce recidivism, achieve cost savings, reduce victimization and promote public safety.”