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.
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A Case Study in Hope: Lessons from Oakland’s Remarkable Reduction in Gun Violence
Oakland, considered for many years to be among the most dangerous cities in America, has cut its annual shootings and ...
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Glitter and Glue
A truth and reconciliation commission worked in South Africa. Could it in Chicago — or would it be purely performance? ...
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Philadelphia Group Violence Intervention: Partnering with Community and Law Enforcement to Stop the Shooting
No one should have to live under the threat of gun violence, but tragically more than 1,000 people have been ...
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Seattle council trims police budget, a small step toward protesters’ demands
“In practical terms, I think every city that’s grappling with this question is trying to figure out how to continue ...
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How Malmö got its gang shootings under control
In October 2018, fed up with years of shootings and explosions connected with the city's gangs, Malmö's police force launched ...
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Sweden looks to US model to curb deadly gang shootings
Swedish police consider American criminologist's scheme after 12-year-old girl is shot and killed in gang crossfire in the capital ...
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Whose Streets?
Oakland residents convinced the city to rethink how it tackled gun violence. Now, amid calls to defund the police, other ...
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Trump bets on law and disorder as a path to reelection
"What the Trump administration is doing is not even intended to deal with violence. It is designed to make a ...
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Why Trump’s Latest Law-and-Order Ploy Is Likely to Fail
Two crime experts, Thomas Abt and David Kennedy, weigh in ...
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Eyeing Portland, some mayors are wary of Trump’s ‘Operation Legend’
Some past joint operations are associated with bringing down crime in some cities. “But those reductions don’t last very long ...
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New York City Shootings Continue to Rise as Officials Try New Anti-Violence Tactics
David Kennedy, director of the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that other U.S ...
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Bankruptcy forced this California city to defund police. Here’s how it changed public safety
As California and the nation debate the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, Stockton has some insights, if not answers, ...
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