Brandon del Pozo

Jan 8, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Brandon del Pozo

The Democrats’ loss in November has sparked calls for a political reset. Although the presidential race was decided by a slim margin, the results were notable by at least one measure: growing Republican support among Blacks and Hispanics, demographics long considered Democratic strongholds. In my view as a former chief of police turned public health researcher, an important cause of this shift is the Democrats’ tolerance for far left-wing rhetoric on policing.

Dec 15, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Brandon del Pozo

I remember where I was 40 years ago when I learned Bernard Goetz had turned himself in to police in New Hampshire after shooting four would-be muggers on the New York City subway. It was my grandmother’s bedroom. I had been watching her tiny television, adjusting the antenna to get a clear picture. His mugshot was electrifying. I was 10, and this was the man the adults around me in Brooklyn were calling a hero.

Apr 25, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Brandon del Pozo

Over the past few years, drug policy reform has been on a tear. It looked as if the decades-long war on drugs was finally winding down. In the face of the most acute overdose crisis in our nation’s history, elected officials found a new willingness to try fresh approaches to reducing the fatalities, which have exceeded 100,000 each year since 2021. It was like a dam breaking.

Oct 12, 2023 | cambridge.org | Brandon del Pozo

As we wrestle with the role and limits of policing, a political philosopher who spent over two decades as a New York City police officer and Vermont chief of police presents a normative account of what it means to police a pluralist democracy. Invoking his vast experience, Brandon del Pozo argues that we all have the prerogative to use force to protect others, but police embody the government's unique duty to do so effectively and with restraint.

Aug 20, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Brandon del Pozo |Peter Block |John Donohue |John Hall

ABSTRACT Ciacci & Sviatschi’s ‘The Effect of Adult Entertainment Establishments on Sex Crime: Evidence from New York City,’ published in The Economic Journal, concluded that opening new adult entertainment businesses reduces sex crimes, with the most compelling finding that ‘[strip clubs, gentleman’s clubs, and escort services] decrease sex crime by 13% per police precinct one week after the opening.’ We contend that the study’s conclusions speak beyond the data, which cannot support these...