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Crime and Justice News
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
A 'Rigid Geography of Violence' Found In Chicago's Six Decades
Since gun violence suddenly began to rise, researchers have been asked to explain what caused the rapid increase and what can be done to...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 22, 20221 min read
U. Maryland Opens Violence Reduction Center Headed By Abt
The University of Maryland has launched a Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction. It is headed by Thomas Abt, a former...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 2, 20222 min read
How NYC Antiviolence Program Ended After 'Toxic' Experience
On March 15, 2021, moments after then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced plans to launch a...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Anti-Violence Group Taps Baltimore As Conference Site
As Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has a plan for curbing the city’s rampant gun violence, his strategy has caught the attention of a...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20221 min read
New York to Put More Patrol Officers in Subway System
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced that more police officers will patrol the subway system, with the state helping...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Chicago Car Caravan Turns Violent, With 3 Dead
Police were monitoring several car caravans in Chicago early Sunday when one turned violent, with five people shot, three fatally, in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Gun Violence Increases Demand For Kids' Books On Trauma
The demand for children's books that address traumatic events such as school shootings has been growing steadily. Sales of books for...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 4, 20222 min read
After Two D.C. 'People of Promise' Are Killed, Official Gives Effort a C+
A month after the Washington, D.C., government set out to do whatever it took to save Jahmeze Williams, the 20-year-old slumped over in...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 30, 20221 min read
$100 Million in Community Anti-Violence Grants Made By DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice issued grants totaling $100 million to help communities reduce gun crime and other serious violence. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 23, 20222 min read
A New Blueprint For Expanding Local Antiviolence Efforts
Policymakers must tackle the “social determinants of safety” that contribute to neighborhood violence, the Brookings Institution says in...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Gun Violence Epidemic Challenges Local Anticrime Efforts
Gun violence is especially lethal for young people. 2020 became the first year in which gun violence was the leading cause of death for...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 13, 20222 min read
As Philadelphia Homicides Rise, Does City Use Anticrime Funds Well?
Philadelphia Ceasefire, which receives no direct city funding, is among a growing number of gun-violence prevention programs trying to...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Latest Biden Anti-Violence Pitch Turns Guns on FBI Critics
President Biden's latest in a series of proposals and press events aimed at bolstering Democrats' anti-crime stance came with a pointed...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Much Antiviolence Funding Not Going To Areas Most In Need
Gun deaths in the U.S. reached all-time highs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and firearms are now the leading cause of death among children...
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