MORE Justice is putting particular focus on asking local law enforcement agencies, as well as city and county governments, to commit to a concept called Group Violence Intervention. This program, developed by the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College in New York, focuses on reducing violence among young men in communities of
In late 2019, members of the Greater Albuquerque Greater Chamber of Commerce and law enforcement leaders traveled to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City to learn how to implement violence intervention strategies, and they traveled to New Haven, Connecticut to see the strategies in action. The KOB 4 Investigates later
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
Urban gun violence is driven by small groups of high-risk individuals—what some of us call “gangs.” They’re high-risk for…
Chicago police warned gang member Daniel Alcantara in the summer of 2015 that he was at high risk of killing someone or being…
Shots rang out, playing the ominous tune of injury, death, confusion and loss. The bullets made contact with four people on that Sunday, April…
The first several months of 2019 have been violent: 114 people were shot in Bernalillo County in 112 days and 17 people were killed…
Malmö is fighting back against its image for violent crime with an innovative campaign that is involving the community, social services, the police and…
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…
