Letter: Strategies to Reduce Crime

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Re "Chicago Mayor Seeks More Prison Time for Gun Crimes" (news article, Feb. 12):

Mandatory minimums for gun crimes is a Band-Aid solution to a serious problem. Instead, Chicago should look to New York as a model for reducing crime and invest in effective public safety programs.

It's no coincidence that New York's incarceration rate is at a 20-year low and crime has simultaneously been drastically reduced. The state has the country's largest network of alternative to incarceration and re-entry programs. New York recognizes the value of early intervention programs that save money, reduce prison costs and better protect communities.

Research shows that people in poor communities of color are at greater risk of entering the criminal justice system because of the scarcity of prevention programs and community resources. Policy makers in Chicago need to stop relying on harsh punishments and instead find smarter, evidence-based strategies to reduce crime and our overreliance on incarceration.

GLENN E. MARTIN
Vice President for Development and
Public Affairs, The Fortune Society
Long Island City, Queens, Feb. 12, 2013

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