Violent surge hits Cleveland’s summer, forcing authorities to scramble

Image of Dr. Daniel J. Flannery being interviewed by News 5 Cleveland, sitting in chair in his office on left of image, with reporter and cameraman on right

cleveland.com (subscription required): Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, outlined some of the issues concerning a spike in gun violence this summer in Cleveland.

“You can’t just go around doing hotspot policing forever because crime will then disperse to other areas,” he said.