Chicago Raises $100M To Fight Violence After Deadly Weekend
After a violent extended holiday weekend in Chicago, civic leaders, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 9
- 3 min
Dallas Says Local Antiviolence Moves, Hot Spots Policing Work
On a frigid February afternoon this year, fighting violent crime brought Victor Alvelais to a crime scene in the southern part of Dallas....
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 20
- 2 min
The State Of Community Violence Intervention
Protests over police brutality and racial injustice following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police in 2020 also...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Study: Baltimore Antiviolence Strategy Drove Down Shootings
Baltimore’s flagship anti-gun violence strategy likely drove down shootings in the city's historically violent Western District by...
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By Mark Obbie
- Feb 13
- 3 min
'Still Evolving' Violence Interventions Need Breathing Room: Panel
Despite an unprecedented federal investment in community-based violence intervention (CVI) programs in the past few years, such work is...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 27, 2023
- 2 min
Denver Communities Aim To Address Roots Of Gun Violence
Denver-area communities are investing in programs to prevent youth gun violence as shootings have scarred the area, Courthouse News...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
White House Convenes State Officials To Discuss Gun Violence
The White House on Wednesday outlined a list of recommended gun safety measures at the state level, the latest move by the Biden...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 13, 2023
- 1 min
Feds Warn Of Holiday Season 'Lone Actor' Violence Risk
Federal agencies are warning of an increased risk of violent attacks at holiday gatherings this year amid the Israel-Hamas war, Scripps...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 7, 2023
- 1 min
Health Care Workers Increasingly Worried About Violence By Patients
Health care workers are increasingly worried about violence by patients, a problem on the rise nationwide, the Associated Press reports....
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
40% Of NFL Fans Report Violent Incidents At Stadiums
The National Football League continues to see violent incidents at stadiums this season. While some fights have led to arrests, it...
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By Mark Obbie
- Nov 20, 2023
- 3 min
Report Tracks Boom in Violence Prevention Units, Offers Tips
The number of U.S. cities and counties that have formed violence-prevention agencies independent of law enforcement will soon top 50,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 25, 2023
- 2 min
Opinion: Supreme Court Confronts Its Own 'Failure' In Gun Case
The next gun-rights case to be heard by the Supreme Court is a Second Amendment challenge stemming from a Texas state judge’s order,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
Hospital Violence Grows; 70% Of E.R. Nurses Report Assaults
In a 2022 American College of Emergency Physicians survey of emergency room doctors, 55 percent said they had been physically assaulted,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
New Orleans Still Searching For Solutions To Violence
Even after receiving federal funding for anti-violence programs, New Orleans is still struggling to find solutions to gun violence,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 6, 2023
- 2 min
St. Louis Violence Intervention Worked In Only One Of Three Sites
A St. Louis “violence interruption” program likely helped reduce violent gun crimes in only one of three areas in which it operated, a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 25, 2023
- 1 min
Knoxville Relying On Research To Fight Surge In Shootings
Knoxville, Tenn., is relying on research to fight a surge in shootings, the Associated Press reports. Knoxville’s program, in reaction to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
Antiviolence Cure: 'Disrupt The Allure Of Street Life'
The best way to reduce the U.S. plague of urban violence would be to "disrupt the allure of street life." So says Thaddeus Johnson, a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 25, 2023
- 2 min
Biden Funding Called 'Window of Opportunity' for Anti-Violence Work
The Biden administration's $100 million in grants being given to "community violence intervention" programs (CVI) are a "window of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 10, 2023
- 2 min
Study Finds Witnessing Crime Increases Chances of Carrying a Gun
Reducing exposure to violence may be one way to stop cycles of violence among teenagers, says a new study led by researchers at the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 6, 2023
- 2 min
Will Huge U.S. Investment In Local Antiviolence Work Succeed?
When shots ring out in Chicago, Sam Castro and his team at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago race to the scene and to the hospital...
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