Miami Beach Defends Liquor Store Curfew to Curb Violence
One week after spring break violence turned fatal and police struggled to control rowdy crowds, Miami Beach has banned liquor sales this...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Group Violence Intervention Shows Encouraging Results In Philadelphia
A city-run initiative that aims to provide services to those at risk of shooting someone or being shot has shown encouraging results in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Chicago Race Focuses on Violence, But Community Groups Feel Ignored
In the campaign for the Feb. 28 Chicago mayoral election, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's record on gun violence is under close scrutiny as she...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 10
- 1 min
NIJ Finds 'No Effects' In Study Of Evidence on Ceasefire Detroit
Hailed as a “central strategy” to reduce youth gun violence and gang activity in Detroit, the city’s Ceasefire intervention program has...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Chicago Gun Death Rate Is So High, It’s Called 'Chiraq'
For more than a decade, some people have used the term “Chiraq” — a mashup of Chicago and Iraq — to describe a city whose violence makes...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Can Local Antiviolence Efforts Prove Their Worth Before Funds Run Out?
Corey Winfield of Baltimore was ten when he saw someone shot for the first time. At thirteen, he saw someone get killed for the first...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates Seek Emergency Violence Order
Nine Democrats are vying to replace Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer and nearly all of them have said...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Kidnap Suspect Was Released The Same Day He Arrived at NV Prison
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, who was at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent kidnapping last week, was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Older Mass Shooters Like The California Gunmen Are Rare
The gunmen in the recent shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, California, were both senior citizens, an unusual profile for...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 18
- 3 min
How New Maryland Center Will Help Combat Community Violence
Cities across the U.S. are struggling with tragic increases in community violence, what can be done? Could a tough-on-crime task force...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Does Government Intervention Reduce Community Violence?
Critics say there isn’t enough academic evidence to justify government investment in community violence interruption. The programs are...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
What Explains Violence In U.S. Impoverished Neighborhoods
The Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven, Ct., is representative of a persistent U.S. problem fully formed working-class neighborhoods...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Baltimore Homicide Count Remains High Despite Antiviolence Efforts
A spate of killings has reignited longstanding frustration and conflict amid another year of rampant gun violence in Baltimore, according...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Biden Community Violence Initiative Ends; Results Not Clear
Amid criticism from the left that the White House and Congress haven’t done enough to stop gun violence, the Biden administration has...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Drag Shows Becoming More Frequent Sites Of Violence
Drag shows, a regular feature of weekend entertainment across a growing swath of the nation, have become an increasingly tense and armed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min