Barry Krisberg quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, August 8, 2012
Krisberg also said the policing tactics that are new under Lee’s plan, specifically using crime data and computer modeling to try to predict future crime, are unproven. “Getting out and talking to neighbors, talking about what’s going on, that’s the essence of community policing,” Krisberg said. “Substituting software, I think that’s trendy. Some well-paid consultants will be paid more, but how that’s going to stop violence seems pretty far-fetched.”