Op-Eds & Media — Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD

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Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD

Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD

Op-Eds

Helfgott, J.B. (2024, November 6). Make your safety, policing concerns heard in Seattle Safety Survey. The Seattle Times, (PDF)
Helfgott, J.B. (2023, December 3). Make your voice heard on Denver’s Public Safety Survey. The Denver Gazette. (PDF)
Helfgott, J.B. (2023, November 15). Make your safety concerns heard in the Seattle Public Safety Survey. The Seattle Times. (PDF)

Bledsoe, B.N., Kepler, K., & Helfgott, J.B. (2023, June 14). Take a seat at the table of Seattle community-police dialogues. The Seattle Times. (PDF)
Helfgott, J.B., Bledsoe, B.N., & Kepler, K. (2022, December 1). Diverse Voices Are Needed to Understand Public Safety and Security in Seattle. South Seattle Emerald.
Helfgott, J.B. & Bledsoe, B.N. (October 9, 2022). How to lend your voice to the conversation on community policing. The Seattle Times. (PDF)
Helfgott, J.B. & Parkin, W.S. (October 19, 2021). Seattle survey wants to know: How do you feel about public safety? Crosscut.
Parkin, W. S., & Helfgott, J.B. (November 13, 2020). All eyes on public safety: A look at Seattleites’ concerns about their neighborhoods. The Seattle Times.
Helfgott, J.B. & Parkin, W.S. (November 12, 2020). Seattle Public Safety Survey probes safety for everyone, including people who are unhoused. Real Change, 27(46). 2,5
Helfgott, J.B. (August 12, 2020). The Seattle City Council owes Police Chief Best an apology. The Seattle Times
Helfgott, J.B. (June 9, 2020). The movement to defund the police is wrong, and here’s why. The Seattle Times
Helfgott, J.B., Collins, P.A., & Hickman, M.J. (October, 2019). Allow Dreamers to become police officers to better serve our communities. The Seattle Times
Helfgott, J.B. (August 16, 2018). Background checks give false sense of security at airports. Crosscut.
Helfgott, J.B. & Collins, P. (2016). Behind the bars: Mistaken release of inmates offers look at criminal justice policy. The Seattle Times.
Helfgott, J.B. (2014). Fame, media, and mass shootings: Culture plays a role in creating these tragedies. Crosscut.
Recent and Selected Media Interviews
Fast Company - December 17, 2024 (Reporter: Shalene Gupta). Will Luigi Mangione hero worship inspire copycat crimes? We asked an expert on criminal behavior.
Cascade PBS - December 13, 2024 (Reporter: Josh Cohen) Gun violence is declining, but King County still has work to do.
Seattle Now/KUOW/NPR - November 18, 2024 (Reporter: Paige Browning) Seattle’s top public safety issue? Transportation.
Cascade PBS - November 12, 2024 (Reporter Josh Cohen). Seattle University seeks community input for Public Safety Survey.
King 5 New Day Northwest - October 30, 2024 (Host: Kelly Hanson). Take part in Seattle University’s Annual Seattle Public Safety Survey.
The Seattle Times - September 15, 2024 (Reporter: Nina Shapiro). WA prisons sent 100 staffers to Norway. The goal: A humane system.
Beats Working - July 15, 2024 (Journalist/Host: Mark Wright). My Life in Crime: Jackie Helfgott, PhD
The Hustle - June 21, 2024 (Reporter: Mark Dent). Why 7-Eleven plays classical music outside its stores.
KOMO News - October 30, 2023 (Reporter: Joel Moreno). Seattle survey seeks your input on crime, police response times and community concerns.
Private University Products and News - August, 2023 (Reporter: Cynthia Mwenja, PhD). Data Driven and Community-Oriented Responses to Crime at Seattle University.
The Seattle Times - June 26, 2023 (Reporter: Sara Jean Green). Drug use, gun violence top Seattle’s public safety concerns, poll finds.
KING 5 News - June 14, 2023 (Reporter: Erica Zucco). How do you feel about public safety in Seattle? Researchers seeking feedback.
KING 5 News - February 28, 2023 (Reporter: Erica Zucco). City council discusses policing policies, including 911 dispatch procedures.
KUOW/Seattle Now - February 13, 2023 (Reporters: Patricia Murphy & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers). Safety? It’s a Statistic and a Feeling.
The Seattle Times - January 7, 2023 (Reporter: Danny Westneat). Seattle’s pandemic crime fever may finally be breaking.
KOMO News - December 13, 2022 (Reporter: Mary Nam). Town Hall - The Future of SPD.
The Seattle Times - October 17, 2022 (Reporter: Sara Jean Green). Seattle Wants to Hear People’s Perceptions of Police, Crime.
Casino.org - October 10, 2022 (Reporter: Ed Silverstein). Las Vegas Murders on Mass Shootings’ Anniversary is Coincidence, Experts Say.
Live from Seattle with Tim Gaydos - May 3, 2022. Jacqueline B. Helfgott, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Seattle University Crime & Justice Research Center
KUOW/NPR - April 25, 2022 (Reporters: Kim Malcolm & John O’Brien). In Seattle, crime went up, but overall levels of fear went down.
The Seattle Times - April 25, 2022 (Reporter: Gene Balk). Crime is up in Seattle. So why are city residents less fearful?
KING 5 News - March 29, 2022 (Reporter: Susannah Frame). Victims say Seattle-based charity bail group should stop freeing people charged with violent crimes.
KING 5 News - March 25, 2022 (Reporter: Christine Pae). While Seattle crime is high, levels haven't reached historic peaks.
KOMO News - March 21, 2022 (Reporter: Joel Moreno). Interim chief to present 2022 policing plan to Seattle city council committee.
King 5 News- February 7, 2022 (Reporter: Natalie Swaby). FBI is working to recruit more diverse applicants.
Fox 13 Seattle - October 13, 2021 (Reporter: Jennifer Lee). Annual public safety survey for people who live and work in Seattle starts Oct. 15
Crosscut – August 26, 2021 (Reporter: David Kroman). Unions warn of ‘mass exodus’ over city of Seattle vaccine mandate.
BFM TC – August 2, 2021 (Reporter: Robin Verner). Plagiaire, esthète et assassin: le portrait du copycat killer.
Star Tribune – July 24, 2021 (Reporter: Andy Mannix). From Minneapolis riots to Capitol attack, social media users broadcast their own crimes.
Wall Street Journal – April 27, 2021 (Reporter/Op-Ed: James Freeman). Seattle Residents: Fund the Police.
The Seattle Times – April 26, 2021 (Reporter: Gene Balk). How confident are Seattleites in their police? Results of survey surprise lead researcher.
KOMO News – April 16, 2021 (Reporter: Joel Moreno). Seattle crime safety survey will be hashed out in community meetings with police.
Hear Both Sides – March 19, 2021 (Reporters: Michael Zeldman & Nina Kassin). Episode 2: Defund the Police.
KUOW – January 15, 2021 (Reporter: Esmy Jimenez). How a pandemic and social unrest possibly drove up Seattle homicides in 2020.
The Seattle Times – November 9, 2020 (Reporter: Gene Balk). Is the Seattle Police Department understaffed? Here’s what the data shows.
The Seattle Times – November 9, 2020 (Reporter: Sydney Brownstone). A criminal defense for poverty, behavioral health? Seattle officials to weigh controversial proposal.
KIRO NEWS -- October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Graham Johnson). 5:30PM News on Seattle Police Attrition.
MyNorthwest – October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Hannah Scott). Seattle survey asks about crime in your neighborhood.
KOMO 4 – October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Alfred Charles/Matt Markovich). September sets record for Seattle police officers leaving the city, new report shows.
KING 5 – October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Vanessa Misciagna). Seattle safety survey seeks public opinions on priorities for police.
KING 5 -- October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Chris Daniels). Record number of Seattle police officers leaving the department, new report shows.
MYNorthwest – October 16, 2020 (Reporter: Hanna Scott). Mayor, experts warn of dire situation as SPD loses ‘unprecedented’ number of officers.
A&E — October 8, 2020 (Reporter: Adam Janos). Copycat Killers: What Moves a Violent Offender to Emulate Another?
KOMO NEWS – September 16, 2020 (Reporter: Jonathan Cho). Crime fears mount in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
CROSSCUT – August 27, 2020 (Reporter: David Kroman). For people in crisis, Seattle defaults to police.
KOMO News – August 11, 2020 (Reporter: Joel Moreno). Cuts to Seattle police department face potential problems from federal authorities.
KOMO News – July 10, 2020 (Reporter: Jonathan Cho). If Seattle defunded its police department, what would happen next?
VICE News – June 11, 2020 (Reporters: Alzo Slade and Lee Adams). Policing in America Needs to Change, But How? (Live Stream).
KQED/NPR – June 10, 2020 (Reporter Michael Krasny). What would it Mean to Defund the Police.
KIRO 7 News – June 10, 2020 (Reporter: Graham Johnson). Seattle Council Begins ‘Inquest’ of SPD Budget Amid Call to Defund Police.
Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR – June 9, 2020 (Reporter: Bill Martens). What Does Defunding Police Forces Look Like?
KIRO Radio – June 4, 2020 (Reporter: Rachel Belle). Protesters call to defund Seattle Police Department, invest in community-based solutions.
Town Hall Seattle – May 22, 2020 Q&A with Sister Helen Prejean.
Town Hall Seattle – May 21, 2020 Q&A with Kirk Bloodsworth.
KIRO 7 News – January 27, 2020 (Reporter: Graham Johnson). New City Councilmember Proposes Downtown Storefront for Police and Community Service Officers.
The Seattle Times – January 10, 2020 (Reporter: Danny Westneat). ‘Third World Hellhole?’ New Data Shows Seattle Had Lowest Property Crime Rate in Decades.
The Seattle Times – December 7, 2019 (Reporter: Melissa Hellman). Magnolia residents’ AI-powered surveillance camera tracks people, cars at entrance to neighborhood, experts caution bias.
KIRO Radio –September 26, 2019 (Reporter: Nicole Jenning). The fear that permeates the streets of Seattle for women.
KOMO 4 News– January 31, 2019 (Reporter: Matt Markovich). Seattle City Attorney asks for freedom for man convicted 72 times.
KUOW – January 17, 2019 (Reporter: Amy Radil). Not just pot cases: Seattle to lift burdens of low level convictions.
Mission Local – December 18, 2018 (Reporter: Julian Mark). Special Report: Building the next generation of ‘guardian’ cops — a blueprint for San Francisco?
Crosscut – October 25, 2018 (Reporter: David Kroman). Misdemeanor arrests decline in Seattle as racial disparities remain.
KING 5 New Day NW – July 12, 2018. Is the Mean World Syndrome affecting how you view your community?
Real Change -- July 11, 2018. Homelessness among top crime concerns in Seattle U Survey.
The Seattle Times – June 28, 2018. ‘Mean World Syndrome’: In some Seattle neighborhoods, fear of crime exceeds reality.
The Seattle Channel – May 17, 2017. New SPD Strategy in the ID.
My Statesman – April 28, 2018.Is Austin training police to be too aggressive? 10 cadets say yes.
KIRO 7 News – March 18, 2018. Town Hall – An urgent conversation about guns.
KIRO 7 News – July 13, 2017. Searching for Solutions – Local leaders host community conversation on race relations.
The Guardian – April 25, 2017. Live and death: Facebook sorely needs a reality check about video (Reporter: Olivia Salon).
KOMO 4 News – March 13, 2017. Former Three-Strikes Inmate Arrested by SPD Charged with Four Felony Counts (Reporter: Jennifer Sullivan).
KIRO 7 News Radio/My Northwest.com- October 27, 2016. Seattle Crime Survey: Where Perception and Reality Join Forces (Reporter: Mike Lewis).
KPLU – 2-10-2016 Study: Seattle Police Overwhelmingly Support Partnerships with Mental Health Professionals (Reporter: Paula Wissel).
KIRO RADIO -- 1-8-2016 Executive Order on Gun Control Pits Public Safety against Privacy (Reporter: Jillian Raftery).
Seattle Weekly – 12-23-2015 So Your Offender Was released 55 Days Too Early. Do You Care? (Reporter: Daniel Person).
The Guardian – 8-7-2015 Aurora, Lafayette, and now Tennessee: Are these Copycat Shootings? (Reporter: Jessica Glenza).
NBC Right Now – 3-27-2015 Mental Illness An Issue of Conversation in the Tri-Cities (Reporter: Fernanda Lopez).
KUOW – 1-7-2015 Airsoft: An Intersection of Youth, Guns, and Combat Stimulation (Reporter: Nathan Boss).
Columbia Basin Badger Community Forum — 3-27-2015 “The Collusion of Mental Health and Law Enforcement,” Pasco, WA.
International Business Times – 11-19-2014 GTA V’s Sex Scenes Could Trigger Violence Against Women (Reporter: Abigail Elise).
International Business Times – 10-22-2014 After Gamergate: Connection Between Video Game Violence and Real-World Behavior is Complicated. (Reporter: Abigail Elise).
WQXR New York – 4-8-13 Does Classical Music at Train Stations Really Deter Crime?
Q-13 – 9/1/2012 Media and Criminal Minds.
KOMO 4 News – 7/29/2012 Restorative Justice Behind Bars.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C., March 13, 2009 —Music, Criminal Behavior, and Crime Prevention: Halt or Ill Play Vivaldi! Music as a Crime Stopper” (Invited presentation for the Music and the Brain Lecture Series).

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