JOURNAL ARTICLE

ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS RIGHT ON PUBLIC SAFETY: On crime, just as on other issues, Zohran Mamdani is leading the Left out of dead-end sloganeering and toward progressive governance.

  • Published In: Jacobin Magazine, 2026, n. 60. P. 121 1 of 3

  • Database: Sociology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: FRENCH, NICK 3 of 3

Abstract

The article explains that Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral election by rejecting defund rhetoric and instead proposing a Department of Community Safety to pair mental health services with effective policing. Topics include complementing police with social workers, addressing root causes of crime through redistribution; and avoiding unpopular abolitionist frames.

Additional Information

  • Source:Jacobin Magazine. 2026/01, Issue 60, p121
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Work
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:2470-6930
  • Accession Number:192975301

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