Over the past quarter century, the United States has seen a remarkable drop in violent crime.

Much of that decline can be credited to the incredible improvements in policing which first began here in New York City in the early 1990s,

where crime reductions were most dramatic.

But four years ago, the police involved deaths of Eric

Garner in Staten Island and Michael Brown and Ferguson, Missouri, set off national

protests against law enforcement, and it's ignited a passionate debate about the

criminal justice system in America. Highlighting the importance of policing,

particularly in neighborhoods that are especially

vulnerable to crime, is a critical part of what we do here at City Journal, which is why we'll

talk about it with none other than America's top cop former New York City Police Commissioner

William Brett. But before we get to our interview with the Commissioner, we wanted to let our listeners

know about the exciting summer 2018 issue of City Journal.

In the new issue, we have Jim Copeland on the administrative state and the four horsemen of

the regulatory state.

John Tierney, on the firstyear experience, a popular program that

disastrously indoctrinates college freshmen into radical politics. Nicole

Jelineas's and Steve Melangas takes on self-driving cars or autonomous vehicles in

smart cities. And Aaron Wren writes about the reinvention of Akron, Ohio, and what it means for other

Rust Belt Cities.

You can find those articles and much more by visiting our website at www.comitory-Journal.org.

Now our discussion with Commissioner Bratton.

We hope you enjoy.

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