In a speech Friday at the University of Chicago, FBI Director James Comey made headlines by advancing the “Ferguson effect” as a real and self-evident phenomenon, claiming that increased public scrutiny of police abuse was leading to a “surge” in violent crime. Comey’s argument is that after the anti-police backlash caused by the Ferguson
FBI Director Hypes Ferguson Effect, Claiming Crimes Rates Rising Due To Increased Police Scrutiny
FBI director concedes he has little evidence to support ‘Ferguson effect’.