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Hospital Antiviolence Aid Could End With Trump Funding Cuts
Seven years ago, Erica Green of Denver learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She was unable to get information...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 182 min read
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New Violence Prevention Office Created After Wisconsin School Shooting
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Tuesday created a new office dedicated to preventing gun violence, a month after a school shooting ...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 152 min read
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How Cellphones Fuel Violence In Schools
Cellphones are fueling fights, brawls, cycles of cyberbullying, and disrupting learning in schools and classrooms throughout the U.S.,...
Crime and Justice News
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Philadelphia Leaders Vow To Keep Steady Decline Of Gun Violence In Face Of Trump Reelection
Right before the polls closed on Election Day, Donald Trump posted a claim that “massive cheating” was taking place in Philadelphia....
Crime and Justice News
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Authorities Worry Over Chatter About 'Imminent Civil War'
U.S. intelligence authorities are seeing a rise in online discussions among domestic extremists about preparations for what they imagine...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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'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...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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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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Jul 11, 20241 min read
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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....
Crime and Justice News
May 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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'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...
By Mark Obbie
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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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....
Crime and Justice News
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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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,...
By Mark Obbie
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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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,...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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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,...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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