Op-Eds
Helfgott, J.B. (2025, November 21). Hey, South Seattle: There’s still time to take a public safety survey. South Seattle Emerald.
Helfgott, J.B. (2025, October 17). What the release of the South Hill rapist says about the civil commitment of sexually violent predators, remorse, and justice. The Spokesman-Review.
Helfgott, J.B. & Hickman, M.J. (2025, September 26). Seattle police recruits’ training takes them beyond warrior-vs.-guardian. The Seattle Times. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
Recent and Selected Media Interviews
The Seattle Times - November 3, 2025 (Reporter: Gene Balk). Seattle crime survey reveals a decade of shifting safety concerns. (PDF)
KOMO News - October 20. 2025 (Reporter: Joel Moreno). Seattle Survey Asks for Neighborhood Safety Views, Aids Crime Strategy.