The National Network’s approach has attracted significant media attention over the years. This page features the most recent coverage of our work and a searchable archive of media about the National Network’s projects around the nation and abroad.
The National Network convenes regular conferences, working sessions and webinars to discuss and promote developments in its core areas of operation, showcase innovations, and set research and development priorities.
Metro Council gets update on a new approach to curbing Louisville’s rising violence
Last year, Mayor Greg Fischer and former United States Attorney Russell Coleman joined community leaders, Louisville Metro Police and Metro ...
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Federal aid funds intimate partner violence prevention efforts in Ulster County
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County District Attorney’s office has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of ...
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GVI team-led program to prevent violence in Columbus
Stevenson has been trying to “correct” violence for years after being released from federal prison for drug convictions. He was ...
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Report claims 17 gangs with about 480 members behind nearly half of Columbus 2020 homicides
A team of six researchers at the National Network for Safe Communities worked with the Columbus Division of Police to ...
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Gangs next door: ‘It’s becoming the norm’: Decades of gang violence rooted in some Hudson Valley neighborhoods
"We've seen so much gun violence in our community over the years," said Schnekwa McNeil Parker, a longtime Newburgh anti-violence ...
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Ulster County initiative aims to curb intimate partner violence
The program represents a “cultural shift” in the way law enforcement and the community approach intimate partner violence, said Elizabeth ...
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Why a Swedish city with a violent crime problem looked to US for solutions
Since the start of the project, severe violence has fallen consistently in Malmö. In 2020, there were only 20 shootings ...
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Accountable and Inclusive Policing: Three Perspectives on Diversity and Equity
Dr. Paul David Smith, High School Principal (Ret.), Directory of Reconciliation, National Network for Safe Communities: "While facilitating a meeting ...
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Will new approach to Baltimore crime fight build police legitimacy?
Some 50 current members of the Baltimore police force have applied to join a new Group Violence Reduction Unit, formed ...
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RANE Insights: A Conversation on Crime in the U.S.
In this RANE Insights podcast, RANE founder David Lawrence speaks with criminologist, professor, action researcher and author David Kennedy, who’s ...
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How communities are using a public health lens to treat surging gun violence
Many evidence-based community violence intervention programs have had proven results, but they’re not a cure-all. Here’s how they work ...
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Biden rolling out gun violence prevention strategy
President Biden is unveiling a new initiative aimed at tackling what he calls the nation's "gun violence epidemic." The administration's ...
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