Safe no more: The cost of progressive criminal justice

This article originally appeared in the Washington Times on May 15, 2024

The threat of crime remains dangerously high in our nation despite President Biden’s recent statements to the contrary. Slight decreases in certain crime categories over the past year do not erase the fact that violent crime remains above pre-pandemic levels and persists as an ongoing threat to the public.

Unprecedented levels of social unrest and violence at the start of pandemic in 2020, which saw a record 30% rise in homicides across the country, have only been exacerbated in the ensuing years by the promotion of misguided criminal justice reforms aimed at nebulous “social justice” goals.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the adoption of progressive criminal justice policies, including broad decriminalization efforts and “catch and release” policies for repeat offenders, across jurisdictions nationwide. Although these ideas are not new, their broadening implementation has proved ineffective and dangerous, compromising public safety and intensifying the dangers faced by our brave law enforcement officers.

Read the full op-ed in the Washington Times here.