January 14, 2019
As gun violence wanes in Pittsburgh, police solve more homicides
Pittsburgh police solved more homicides in 2018 than in any one of the previous five years as gun violence dropped across the city, according to…
Pittsburgh police solved more homicides in 2018 than in any one of the previous five years as gun violence dropped across the city, according to…
The 75th Precinct was once the most dangerous in the city with more that 12,000 serious crimes in 1990. Just eight years ago, police…
City police Lts. John Healy and David Zanelli are trying to open a dialogue with the communities they serve. Healy and Zanelli are district managers for the Dwight/Chapel and Fair Haven districts, respectively, who engaged with residents in an event this week in an effort to build bridges between two communities often at odds. It
City police Lts. John Healy and David Zanelli are trying to open a dialogue with the communities they serve. Healy and Zanelli are district…
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…
Community outreach programs were part of the successful Operation Ceasefire in Boston, where police teamed up with religious ministers and social activists to engage with at-risk youth and gang members. The project, implemented between 1996 and 2000, was credited for a decline of 63 per cent among youth murders in Boston, according to the U.S.
Community outreach programs were part of the successful Operation Ceasefire in Boston, where police teamed up with religious ministers and social activists to engage…
Two years ago, York City officials responded to persistent street violence with a multi-pronged initiative modeled after a nationally renowned criminologist's work in Boston decades ago. The premise of Group Violence Intervention is relatively simple: A small number of people in any city commit most violent crimes, so police need to identify and target that group
Two years ago, York City officials responded to persistent street violence with a multi-pronged initiative modeled after a nationally renowned criminologist’s work in Boston…