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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Baton Rouge officials ramp up custom home visits hoping to intervene in group violence
With the arrival of summer's notorious bloody months and the now-defunct anti-violence initiative BRAVE in the rear-view mirror, Baton Rouge's ...
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Engagement over enforcement key to reducing gun violence, activist says
Community outreach programs were part of the successful Operation Ceasefire in Boston, where police teamed up with religious ministers and ...
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Editorial: Innovative ideas needed to combat street violence
Two years ago, York City officials responded to persistent street violence with a multi-pronged initiative modeled after a nationally renowned ...
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Kalamazoo police say focus on group violence reduces shootings
Less than half of one percent of Kalamazoo residents are involved in more than half of the city's homicides and ...
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National researchers meet with Baton Rouge leaders in partnership addressing violence
Baton Rouge law enforcement, community and human services leaders met Wednesday with academics from the National Network for Safe Communities, ...
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Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence
In this opinion piece for the New York Times, Tina Rosenberg highlights the NNSC's group violence prevention work across jurisdictions ...
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Pittsburgh gun violence drops to 12-year low; mayor credits police anti-gang efforts
Through Tuesday afternoon, the city had seen 14 non-fatal shootings in 2018, Cmdr. Joseph said, compared to 31 through the ...
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Helfrich optimistic about York’s gun-violence initiative
Helfrich said York City residents need to understand that GVI isn't a short-term program. It's how the city will be ...
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Focused Deterrence Strategies Save Lives
An important new meta-analysis of 24 focused deterrence implementations—in particular, the National Network’s Group Violence Intervention and Drug Market Intervention—was ...
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Authorities in Malmö: Stop shooting
"The special thing is that several government agencies work together and that they have the same message and that is: ...
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Newburgh crime rates lowest ‘in over 10 years’
Violent crime in Newburgh continued to fall last year as the city waits for the state to determine if former ...
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‘Peace Builders’ to tackle violence in Bermuda
Training is to be given to “everyday men and women” who want to help tackle gang violence and antisocial behavior, ...
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