January 24, 2020
Ex-gang member changes life with Detroit’s Operation Ceasefire
“At the end of the day, you’re dead or in prison. You’re only a memory,” said Sean Chandler, former gang member.
“At the end of the day, you’re dead or in prison. You’re only a memory,” said Sean Chandler, former gang member.
The Oakland Police Department’s failure to make arrests in the homicides of black members of the community as well as to provide support and assistance to family members without discrimination is arguably a violation of international human rights law, according to a report released yesterday.
The lack of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve is a major driver of gun violence in cities across the United States, a new report by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence warns.
Facing a continued barrage of shootings in the streets, Baltimore leaders are trying an old strategy again to stop the gun violence, saying they now have the will and experience to bring peace. The strategy works only if officials follow through to help those who want it and to prosecute those who don’t, said Professor
U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman is looking for more ways to fight violent crime in Louisville, and he hopes an upcoming summit with local leaders will offer some solutions.
A police chief in Minnesota is vowing to “ignite a movement” to remove language in the state’s Constitution that says slavery is acceptable as criminal punishment.
You get a pastor to open a church on a weeknight. You have parole and probation agents identify 20 people they worry about — those who are unemployed or underemployed and who previously were incarcerated for robbery, assault or any crime involving a gun — and order them to the church.
The largest mass shooting in New York City in more than five years took place a week ahead of the El Paso and Dayton massacres — yet few outside of the five boroughs talked about it at the time… or even knew it happened.
The recent spate of explosions and shootings in Malmö has not knocked the local police’s pioneering anti-gang project off course, local police chief Stefan Sintéus said on Wednesday.
A wide body of evidence demonstrates the crime-prevention strategy’s ability to curb community gun violence. In Detroit, new research also shows its potential for reducing recidivism.