Authorities Worry Over Chatter About 'Imminent Civil War'
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 92 min read
D.C. Vows More Violence-Prevention Oversight After Bribery Charges
Washington, D.C., Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah told lawmakers that D.C. has completed a review of...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 82 min read
'Virtual Resiliency Center' Started To Help Mass Violence Victims
A Virtual Resiliency Center at MassViolence.Help has been launched by the Medical University of South Carolina's National Mass...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 111 min read
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 93 min read
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 202 min read
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 131 min read
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 133 min read
'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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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