Intersections Podcast
1) Chapter 10: Getting Involved in the Crime Life
To calm a rising homicide rate, Indianapolis public safety has been trying a big social experiment: reaching deeper into the city’s most distressed neighborhoods with services like mental health care,...Show More
2) Chapter 9: 10-96
Two stories about mental health, from two different sides. Emergency services -- police, fire, paramedics -- have significantly more interactions with people suffering a mental illness in Indianapolis...Show More
3) Chapter 8: Called to Serve And Protect
Data-driven law enforcement replaced neighborhood policing a long time ago. Some in Indianapolis, like the mayor and chief of police, want to go back. They want officers to know their beats, and for t...Show More
4) Chapter 7: As Early As Possible
In Indianapolis, the number of perpetrators and victims of homicide under the age of 18 has doubled in the past three years. Community leaders point to a disregard for life among youth, driven by a la...Show More
5) Chapter 6: Not Thinking About Going Back
About 9,000 people will leave a state prison this year and return to life in Indianapolis. But more than half of them will commit another crime and return to prison. They’ll fail to find work and reve...Show More
6) Chapter 5: Knocking, Talking, Listening
Intersections hits the ground, following along on several efforts to bring city and non-profit services directly to residents of the focus areas through door-to-door efforts. And we introduce our list...Show More
7) Chapter 4: Checking In
It’s been a year since the police department and public safety officials in Indianapolis began their analytical and holistic approach to reducing violent crime in the city. For this episode we take a ...Show More
8) Chapter 3: A Tireless Voice For Peace
He’s a frequent face on the evening news, a prominent voice for peace in Indianapolis. Before Rev. Charles Harrison became an activist, he faced a major decision as a teenager whose own life was touch...Show More
9) Chapter 2: Growing a Community
In some of Indianapolis’ most distressed neighborhoods there’s no grocery store. That put even more attention on a big part of public safety officials’ plan to reduce violence in certain neighborhoods...Show More
10) Chapter 1: Eight Square Miles
Indianapolis is undertaking a big experiment, to see whether attacking the root causes of crime in just six neighborhoods can reduce the city’s murder rate. In the first part of Intersections, we look...Show More