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With trust and street cred, organizer works to change lives in north Minneapolis

Libor Jany

July 06, 2016 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gang violence in Minneapolis has caused many gun-related deaths and the destruction of families. One community organizer, a former gang-member and drug dealer, builds trust with at-risk youth that are on the edge. He visits kids, helps them get to job interviews, reviews homework, and listens to their individual struggles.

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What could actually work to fix gun violence in America – and what doesn't

Lois Beckett

June 23, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In the wake of high-profile shootings, proposals such as banning assault weapons gain momentum. But there are solutions few national politicians are looking at that take a very different tack.

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Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

Ashley Luthern

June 18, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A law-enforcement strategy known as the "focused deterrence" approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by crime — often the same individuals — and hosts meetings where they are offered resources to break the cycle, or, face serious legal consequences. The approach has worked so well in places like Kansas City, Boston, and High Point, that Milwaukee is looking at how to replicate the results.

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How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation's Most Dangerous Neighborhood

Colin Woodard

June 16, 2016 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Center City Development Corp., a local NGO, has invested more than half a billion dollars into what was once the city's most dangerous neighborhood - and now is comparable to Greenwich Village.

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Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.

Priyanka Boghani

June 13, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States

Mass shootings in the United States spur calls for gun control regulation, but do gun control regulations work? In Australia, Scotland, and Finland, they have reduced gun-related crimes through buyback programs, banning civilians from owning guns, and raising the minimum age for owning guns.

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Federal gun prosecutions fall, even as Milwaukee crime rises

John Diedrich Kevin Crowe

June 11, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With shooting deaths soaring in Milwaukee, gun cases have swamped the county courts, but there has been no similar spike in federal firearm prosecutions. In fact, the opposite occurred last year.

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Research shows link between joblessness and youth violence: Pathways to Peace

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

A correlation exists in Cuyahoga County between the idle youth rate -- base on teens who are neither working nor in school -- and the youth violence rate, according to an analysis done for The Plain Dealer by Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve University and a professor of urban social research.

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Where are the parents? Often standing right over their kids: Pathways to Peace

Lynn Ischay

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Juvenile offenders can feel as though they have no chances for a good future. Volunteers of America’s Face Forward 2 program helps young people in Cleveland to complete their education and to find employment. With this program, juvenile offenders believe they can succeed.

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Voices of fighting joblessness and youth violence: Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Some local programs see youth employment as more than just a workforce development issue. They also view jobs as a way to offer stability to young people, especially those from Cleveland area communities with high violence rates. The research bears them out. These are the voices of some of the voices speaking in favor of more jobs and less violence.

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Juvenile Justice Jeopardy game teaches Cleveland kids about the law: Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Misinformation and misunderstanding about the law can lead youth to have accelerating confrontations with the police. Cleveland’s Patrick Henry School offers Juvenile Justice Jeopardy, a game that orients middle school kids to the facts about criminal justice. The game enables youth to internalize the information through an enjoyable format.

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