TEDxGreensboroSalon: Who Gets to Define Public Safety?

1502 Barber Park Drive,Greensboro NC 27401

26 August, 2021

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TEDxGreensboroSalon: Who Gets to Define Public Safety? Please join us in viewing thought-provoking TED Talks on this issue, followed by a moderated audience discussion. Doors open at 5:30 pm for a “Food Truck and Networking” hour. There is no charge for the Salon, but pre-registration is required. Enrollment is limited to 75. Legal scholars define public safety as “the protection of the general public." Local governments form policies to protect people’s physical welfare, and they often focus efforts on combating crime to help community members feel secure. Recently, though, grassroots organizations have advocated for spending more public monies on resources to break the cycles that may lead to crime in the first place. Who should decide how public safety is achieved? How much input should community members have into how their neighborhoods are protected?