Adam Barnet Gelb is the founder, president, and CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank and invitational membership organization that produces research and policy proposals to improve state, federal, and local public safety and justice systems. A former journalist, congressional aide, and senior state government official, Gelb is also a former director of the Public Safety Performance Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts. He regularly advises federal, state, and local policymakers and provides analysis and commentary on crime and justice issues for national and local media.
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Aug 17, 2026
Lean Left
The Council on Criminal Justice president joined CBS News to discuss why violent crime plummeted with the murder rate down 18% in 2025.
Lean Left readers are likely to embrace his evidence-based explanation because it undercuts Republican claims that progressive criminal justice policy caused rising crime.