In gentrifying neighborhoods, residents say private patrols keep them safe

Barry Krisberg and David Sklansky quoted in Al Jazeera America, May 30, 2014

Some criminal justice experts say the solution to crime isn’t more patrolling but greater opportunities for young people and people coming out of prison. “If you want to bring down robbery, you’ve got to reduce the unemployment rate in the city,” says Barry Krisberg.

“There’s a degree of ambiguity about how private patrols actually operate,” said David Sklansky.