Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said he isn't going to defund the police, but he wants to spend more money on youth job programs and social workers to address rampant crime in Chicago.
In an interview with CBS Mornings on Thursday, Johnson said that improvements in mental health response and youth employment can help bring down crime over traditional methods. Johnson said he believes there is a direct correlation between reducing crime and investing in programs to help youth stay in school, become employed, and ultimately prevent violence.
On Thursday, Johnson talked about the"direct correlation" between increasing youth employment and mental health services with decreased crime rates while criticizing the notion that to prevent crime, communities have to be"tough."
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