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One Community Based Organization Carves Out Spaces So DMV's Youth Can Thrive

Delonte Harrod

November 06, 2023 |

The Intersection Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

Afterschool programs like Opportunities for Deserving Children’s Rolling Away From Violence program are helping reduce rates of violent crimes amongst the area’s youth. The program offers a safe space for youth to play and engage with each other and community mentors. Opportunities for Deserving Children has also partnered with other local organizations to provide resources like mental health care to youth and others in the community who need it.

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Birmingham students form club, talk solutions after classmates' deaths

Alaina Bookman

November 02, 2023 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

The Creative Minds club provides a creative, supportive outlet for high school students amid a rise in teen homicides due to gun violence and racial tension. Students in the club meet to discuss their feelings, grieve and participate in forms of self-expression like writing and artwork to help manage their mental health.

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Baltimore nonprofit aims to curb youth crime with citywide after-school programs

Bri Hatch

November 01, 2023 |

WYPR |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Elementary, middle, secondary, and alternative schools are partnering with the nonprofit Elev8 Baltimore to provide enrichment programs for students after school. The nonprofit’s aim is to keep students away from danger and crime by keeping them in school buildings, so the programs are tailored to student interests at each school.

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Genesee County's senior abuse prevention model to be taken statewide

Kate Stockrahm

October 20, 2023 |

Flint Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Genesee County, Michigan

The elder abuse task force is a specialized unit of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department that provides critical services to older residents and issues abuse-related warrants. Since its founding in 2018, the unit has served nearly 2,000 elderly residents and issued over 275 warrants; now, this abuse-prevention model is being scaled statewide.

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How more cameras are helping Sacramento PD catch more car thieves.

Julie Watts

October 18, 2023 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The Sacramento Police Department installed 175 cameras throughout the city to read license plates and help solve car theft crimes. The cameras and accompanying AI technology alert nearby officers when a vehicle of interest is identified, resulting in more arrests and solved car thefts than the national average.

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See how technology is linking guns used in crimes, helping investigators solve cases

Jenna Zibton

October 16, 2023 |

WSLS-TV |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

NIBIN, the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, uses imaging technology to help law enforcement agencies solve gun-related crimes faster by identifying and linking bullet casings found at different crime scenes. With 280 U.S. agencies using NIBIN, and a traveling van with portable technology that supports high-crime areas, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimates NIBIN produced 189,000 investigation leads in 2022.

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Non-carceral emergency response initiatives require a cultural shift

Tamar Sarai

October 02, 2023 |

Prism |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Non-carceral emergency services offer an alternative option to calling the police for de-escalation and crisis resolution. These programs employ trained specialists, are consent-based, and can refer people to local services to help meet their needs or receive care.

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Is Chicago Public Schools' approach to safety and restorative discipline working? Some say yes.

Becky Vevea

September 28, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago public schools are changing how they approach discipline to prevent over-policing and the school-to-prison pipeline. Instead of automatic suspensions and out-of-school punishment, they’re focusing on restorative practices.

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Rewriting Retribution

Kelly Chan Leon Jones III Jiajia Liu Ziyu Peng Jieyi Zhou

September 20, 2023 |

The Emancipator |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Federal District Court’s RISE rehabilitation program facilitates a restorative justice workshop in which people responsible for crimes have conversations with victims of similar crimes to help them understand the impacts of their crimes and make amends.

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Choosing redemption over imprisonment

Ryan Di Corpo Oishika Hota Jiayi Hao Chang Liu Ian Weinman

September 19, 2023 |

The Emancipator |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Federal Courthouse’s RISE rehabilitation program aims to reduce recidivism rates by hosting monthly meetings in which defendants on supervised pretrial release are encouraged to take accountability for their crimes and have conversations with people who were victims of similar crimes to understand the toll it takes on them.

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