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How Crime / Theft could be different



Cars could shut off if stolen / on demand

Latin American prisons could prevent the growth of drug cartels / gangs through rehabilitation / separation / workforce training

911 response times could be better

Paintballs / spray paint / non-fatal weapons could be used instead of bullets

Clergy could report crimes

Mathematical analysis could solve cold cases / crime faster

Solutions could reduce U.S gun violence / suicides

Private guns could be registered / stored at police stations

Conflict mediation programs could build trust between police and citizens / lower crime

Street lighting, non-vacant lots, and speed bumps could reduce crime

Violent suspects / repeat offenders could not be released easily from jail

Prison rehabilitation programs could reduce violence / crime

Gun parts / ghost guns could not be bought online

Good jobs / education could prevent gang recruitment / terrorism / drug cartels

Illegal drug dealing and shoplifting could be prosecuted

Guardian Angels could help make communities safer

Community members could be trained as violence interrupters or intervention specialists

Mental health services could be more available to those experiencing violence / trauma

Nonviolent offenders could be separated from violent offenders in smaller prisons to prevent prison gang recruitment / increased crime

Chicago policing / data collection / budget / afterschool programs could improve to confront gang violence

U.S. "stand your ground" laws could be revised

Policing could use kobans

Violence could be disrupted by a civic justice / conflict resolution model

Domestic abusers could access therapy / a help hotline

The Back on Track program could be used with nonviolent offenders instead of prison

Houses could have porches or stoops

Early childhood toxic stress could lead to lifelong learning and behavior issues

Citizens could be detectives

Violence could be interrupted at hospitals

Signal processing could detect gunshots from animal poachers

Social clubs could create community development, networking, and other positive outcomes

Empathy could be taught

Restorative justice could be used to help both perpetrators and victims

Community beautification could create economic development, lower crime, and raise quality of life

Prison release halfway houses could be redesigned, better managed, and/or not used

Prisoners could receive housing vouchers, food vouchers and/or a basic income upon release to reduce recidivism

Prison, inner city, nursing home, and hospital residents could have access to nature

Drugs could be decriminalized with available treatment options

Cognitive Behavioral therapy could reduce crime and violence as well as improve education

Local governments could have one integrated data system and universal intake

Counseling circles could be used in prisons

Yoga, meditation, and/or mindfulness could be taught in physical or health education

More trees could be planted

Mentorship programs could help at-risk youth, drug addicts, homeless, ex-offenders, potential terrorists, immigrants, refugees, new employees, and students

Cash bail / waiting times in jail for non-violent, pretrial defendants could improve

Prisons could be rehabilitative

Juvenile detention could be improved to rehabilitate

Guns could be bought back / given vouchers with no questions asked

Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)

Guns could have additional required consumer safety standards / features / inventions

The U.S. surgeon general could compile a scientific study about the health effects of individual gun ownership

Federal background checks could be applied to all gun sales and transfers

The manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of assault magazines holding more than 10 rounds / bump stocks / other conversion devices could be banned

Gun makers could be required to use microstamping technology

Needle exchange programs could be more widely available and legal

Focused deterrence strategies could be used to reduce crime

The Nurse-Family Partnership / parent home visiting programs could be used more widely