Ariel White
Ariel White is the Silverman Family Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University.
Voting History
Policing and public safety
Increasing police budgets will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Neutral/No Opinion | 1 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 7 |
Increasing social service budgets (e.g. housing, health, education) will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 6 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 8 |
Comments
Increasing accountability for police misconduct will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Neutral/No Opinion | 1 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 6 |
Comments
There are certainly studies that show hiring more officers can, in certain contexts, reduce certain types of crime. I'm not sure those studies let us directly evaluate the broader conclusion that increased police budgets would translate into a net improvement in "public safety."