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Crime and Justice News
Jun 30, 20222 min read
U.S. Latinos Concerned About Gun Violence; Will They Vote Blue?
Gun violence and crime surged past inflation to become the most cited top concern for U.S. Latinos this month, found the latest...
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Crime and Justice News
May 13, 20222 min read
Violence Interruption Groups Can Suffer Erratic Funding, Burnout
As calls for alternatives to policing intensify, several cities have focused on violence interruption to solve the problems of gun...
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Crime and Justice News
May 3, 20221 min read
Tucson Police Adopt 'Street-Corner Problem Solvers' Approach
Sixty percent of Tucson's shootings in 2020 occurred in four percent of the city's geographic area, which police are addressing by acting...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Five Experts Offer Reason to Hope in Fight Against Gun Violence
From New York to Pennsylvania to Florida, from Nevada to California to Oregon, eight people were killed and dozens injured during at...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Chicago Antiviolence Program Reports Success in Cutting Arrests
A new study of a Chicago antiviolence program has provided evidence that there are ways to tamp down violence among members of the city's...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Baltimore Mayor Pledges More Help for 'Safe Streets' After Criticism
After Baltimore's Safe Streets program lost three interrupters to violence last year, many questioned whether the approach was worth it....
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 29, 20222 min read
FL Spring Breakers Turn Violent; One City's Police Seize 75 Guns
Rowdy spring break crowds have forced curfews and led some businesses to close their doors from Miami Beach to Florida’s Panhandle. Law...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Are Last Weekend's Mass Shootings 'Ominous Harbinger' of Summer?
Last weekend, there were at least nine mass shooting events — defined by at least four people shot — around the U.S. and many more with...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 21, 20221 min read
27 Wounded, 1 Killed in Arkansas Car Show Gunfight
A gunman wounded 27 people, including six under 18 during a car show event in Dumas, Ar., the Associated Press reports. The family event...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20222 min read
After Third Homicide, Questions About Baltimore Safe Streets
Since the January 2021 killing of one of Baltimore's best known violence prevention workers, two more dispute mediators from the city's...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 10, 20222 min read
How Cities Are Fighting Violence With Efforts Going Beyond Policing
With a rise in homicides in more than a dozen major U.S. cities, local leaders are trying to strike a balance between relying on law...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Many Mayors Say Violent Crime Is Among Their Top Concerns
A survey of 25 mayors, from deep-red pockets of the South to liberal flagships in the West, found that crime was one of the major issues...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20221 min read
Red Flags Trailed Ex-UCLA Professor Arrested For Threatening Violence
A trail of red flags about his behavior toward women followed Matthew Harris on an academic journey that took him to three prestigious...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Biden, Mayors Try to Combine Policing, Other Anticrime Tactics
President Biden, facing pressure to show he’s taking a tough approach to the rising murder rate, visited New York City’s police...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Will NYC Anticrime Plan Get The Support of Liberal Critics?
This week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams released “The Blueprint to End Gun Violence,” with the purpose of alleviating a “public health...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Short-Term Anti-Violence Remedies Called 'Mainly Punitive'
Urban gun violence around the U.S. has had relatively little attention from the news media. Anna Harvey, a public safety researcher at...
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