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 law enforcement officials are embracing a new method for violence intervention: showing up unannounced to the homes of those they believe are linked to the violence. These home visits, coined “custom notifications” by researchers with the
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 law enforcement officials are…
In this opinion piece for the New York Times, Tina Rosenberg highlights the NNSC's group violence prevention work across jurisdictions. In Pittsburgh, homicides hit a 12-year low in 2017; the mayor credited Ceasefire. Detroit’s homicide rate hit a 50-year low in 2017. Its police chief, James Craig, said in an interview that the city had started
In this opinion piece for the New York Times, Tina Rosenberg highlights the NNSC’s group violence prevention work across jurisdictions. In Pittsburgh, homicides…
This guide provides practical information about “custom notifications,” an independent element of GVI that enables quick, tactical, direct communication to particular group members. This publication presents the custom notifications process, explains its value within the broader strategy, details its use by several national practitioners, and encourages further development.