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.
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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What has changed a year after George Floyd’s death?
Today marks one year since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, sparking protests nationwide. CBS News' Jeff Pegues reports ...
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Crime intervention in Columbus: Shifting the mind to save a life
“What we don’t say is that these groups are in and around Columbus and they’re the ones who are getting ...
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How a US strategy is helping gang members in Malmö turn their lives around
After years of increasingly violent gang crime in Malmö, the southern Swedish city was faced with little choice but to ...
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George Floyd’s murder: Police accountability key to earning public trust, former Birmingham captain says
So where do we go from here? This verdict won’t change the mistrust that many people of color have with ...
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Activists Say Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Shows What Police Accountability Can Look Like, Call For Legislation To Enact Systemic Change
So far, reform in our area includes releasing police disciplinary records to changing hiring and training practices. Policing expert Paul Smith, of ...
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Biden wants to give anti-violence groups $5 billion. Here’s how it could be spent.
For decades, anti-violence crusaders have preached new approaches to curb shootings. Now, the White House is listening. Deep inside President ...
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Certain Colorado mass shootings prompt change. Other gun deaths don’t.
Eight people were fatally shot in Denver in the first week of July 2020, but no lawmakers called Jason McBride, a ...
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