The City of Philadelphia launched a pandemic-modified version of the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) strategy in August 2020 as part of our goal of reducing shootings by 30 percent by the end of 2023. The GVI strategy was developed by Professor David Kennedy of the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College in
Now is the time when, with a year like 2021 squarely in the rearview mirror, a big city administration feels it can breathe again. I renew the call I made this time last year, that the Ginther administration provide a detailed accounting of its anti-violence efforts, dollar for dollar. We’re told the city is investing
Davenport will spend nearly $400,000 to reduce violent crime and help criminals become productive members of society. Last week, the city council approved a two-year contract with the National Network for Safe Communities. It’s part of a research center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sarah Ott, Davenport’s Chief Strategy Officer, says the
The National Network for Safe Communities is working together with the Evansville Police Department to combat crimes people commit as part of a group. Police say they are seeing a trend in violent crimes. “The group violence is what’s overtaking not just Evansville, Indiana, but pretty much urban cities all over our country,” Evansville Police
Last year, Mayor Greg Fischer and former United States Attorney Russell Coleman joined community leaders, Louisville Metro Police and Metro Council to announce the new approach to violence prevention. The multi-step program works by directly engaging those most intimately involved in and affected by violence. “So, if you look at today’s shooter, 10 times out
Stevenson has been trying to “correct” violence for years after being released from federal prison for drug convictions. He was known as an influential person on the street, but this time he was a promoter of peace. He says GVI differs from past programs because of its aggressive approach. The team said the goal was
Stevenson has been trying to “correct” violence for years after being released from federal prison for drug convictions. He was known as an influential person on the street, but this time he was a promoter of peace. He says GVI differs from past programs because of its aggressive approach. Collaboration,” explains Stephenson. “They didn’t happen,
A team of six researchers at the National Network for Safe Communities worked with the Columbus Division of Police to review 107 homicides between January and September 2020 and identify active gangs — referred to in the report sometimes as “groups” because the researchers said there was not evidence in some cases of the organization
“We’ve seen so much gun violence in our community over the years,” said Schnekwa McNeil Parker, a longtime Newburgh anti-violence advocate and Johnston Street resident. “It just seems like it’s becoming the norm. We as citizens in our community and our leaders have got to do more.” “There’s a tremendous amount of action that happens
Since the start of the project, severe violence has fallen consistently in Malmö. In 2020, there were only 20 shootings and 17 explosions. Of around 300 men reached by Stop Shooting, 40 are now in prison, but another 49 have joined a city program to help individuals leave gangs and start over. Experts say it’s