August 22, 2019
Gangs of El Salvador
At 11:56 am on December 18, 2015, seven Salvadoran gang leaders got on a conference call. Some of them dialed in from prison, others…
At 11:56 am on December 18, 2015, seven Salvadoran gang leaders got on a conference call. Some of them dialed in from prison, others…
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate released a list of proposals centered on community-driven initiatives and a reformed justice system.
A new Northwestern University study found that a program aimed at reducing gun violence in Chicago, the Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS), deterred about 100…
The numbers show a 5 percent drop in incidents compared to the same time frame last year — Jan. 1 through June 30th…
Drawing on lessons he learned as a seminarian, social worker, and then probation officer, George Kelling became a major thinker on law enforcement, envisioning…
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The legal definition of a gang is similar across the country, though policing experts and even law enforcement officers disagree over the best description of…
Homicides have increased in Philadelphia in four of the last five years — culminating with 353 homicides in 2018…
The number of people sentenced to prison in Cook County dropped by nearly one-fifth last year according to a new report that analyzes the…
San Francisco Bay Area freeways have become a common venue for gun violence. Experts point to gang conflicts and displacement…