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  • How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

    May 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

    In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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  • A new outreach team focuses on relieving disorder on Third Avenue

    April 16, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As a part of Seattle’s Third Avenue Project to relieve disorder downtown, the organization We Deliver Care has workers stationed on the streets almost constantly to provide necessities like snacks and water to those who need it. Their consistent presence and assistance builds relationships with the people they help, which allows the We Deliver Care workers to de-escalate conflicts.

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  • 'He's never gonna be the same again' What type of support does a child need to recover from the trauma of being shot? A Kalamazoo mother is on a lonely search for that answer.

    April 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    The Victim of Violence Program uses hospital social workers to connect with youth in the hospital for cases of interpersonal violence by helping them cope with trauma, and any other psychosocial concerns that may arise as a result within the year that youth and their families are required to participate in the program. An individualized, holistic treatment plan is developed for each patient, whether that be helping them graduate high school, learn how to communicate better with family or manage the symptoms of their trauma. In 2021, the program had 11 patients and a 100% completion rate.

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  • Tucson played pivotal role in study on fairness in policing

    April 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Researchers trained Tucson police officers in procedural justice, which involves treating people with dignity and respect by giving them a voice and showing neutrality, to help them de-escalate situations with fewer arrests and less violence while building trust in the community.

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  • 'Gold library' helps Brazil crack down on Amazon's illegal mining

    April 06, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Porto Velho

    Brazil’s Federal Police created a database of gold samples from different regions of the country to help confirm the origins of gold suspected to be illegally traded. Each sample is analyzed to understand its molecular composition, atomic structure, and morphological features. That information can be cross-referenced for matches with suspicious gold during investigations.

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  • Baltimore's new anti-violence strategy targets drug gangs

    March 28, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Homicide and shooting rates are declining in Baltimore. Officials credit the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy that, when possible, offers services and support to those participating in violent crime instead of law-enforcement action.

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  • 'We can't incarcerate our way out of the problem': Why some judges favor drug courts' treatment-based approach

    March 23, 2023 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Drug court programs serve as an alternative to incarceration for people dealing with substance abuse. The treatment-based approach provides medical treatment, counseling, education assistance, and employment assistance.

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  • 'POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE, LIKELY STOLEN': Native Nonprofit Educating Buyers About Indigenous Artifacts on Auction

    March 18, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Association on American Indian Affairs alerts community members when they learn of potentially sensitive cultural items going up for auction so they can take action to retrieve them. Many of these sensitive items were stolen from tribal nations, bands, or communities.

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  • Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

    March 14, 2023 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s city-funded Group Violence Intervention program identifies people who commit crimes together and offers them help to get a job, GED, or whatever assistance they need. The program brings together a variety of community members to conduct outreach, offer social services, and warn them of the consequences of continuing to participate in crimes.

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  • This Juárez Nonprofit Uses Sports To Deter Youth From Violence

    March 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Ciudad Juárez

    Wellness schools, Escuelas de Bienestar, run by a nonprofit in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, train physical education teachers to integrate topics like human rights, drug prevention, and emotional health into the play in their school programming. The learning combined with play aims to deter youth from participating in violence and help them build personal connections.

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