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ShotSpotter tech eyed as possible tool in gun violence prevention

Maria McGinnis

June 21, 2021 |

The Land |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

An audio alert service called ShotSpotter uses audio sensors and algorithms to detect gunfire and report it to the Cleveland police. The technology is helping to bridge the gap in unreported gunfire in the city.

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Clearing a Path from Prison to the Bar Exam

Allen Arthur

June 21, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Formerly Incarcerated Law Students Advocacy Association at City University of New York's law school mentors people whose criminal records serve as a barrier to pursuing a law career. FILSAA is part of a movement to nurture law-practice dreams and make them a reality by knocking down those barriers, including restrictive use of states' "character and fitness" requirements to become licensed to practice. Before that step, mentors can help people prepare for the LSAT and succeed in law school. Advocates say that lawyers with lived experience can serve clients better by earning their trust more readily.

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When the Local Paper Shrank, These Journalists Started an Alternative

Katharine Seelye

June 20, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Bedford, New Hampshire

As traditional local media outlets shrink or disappear, non-profit digital news outlets are popping up to fill the void. The New Bedford Light is one example, formed by journalism veterans and following the playbook of the Institute for Nonprofit News, the outlet provides in-depth investigative journalism. From holding government officials accountable to profiling the local human impact of COVID, the content provides deep dives into issues that matter to the local community. Content is free to readers and instead of advertising, it relies on donations, grants, and sponsorships from local businesses.

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In Egypt, online group Qawem saving hundreds of women from sextortion

Ihab Zidan

June 20, 2021 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt

The Egyptian Facebook group Qawem (Arabic for resist) helps victims of sextortion by turning threats around to target the attacker. Sextortion, in which threatened disclosure of a person's nude or other embarrassing photos are used as a tool of extortion, is illegal in Egypt. But women – the typical victims – are often reluctant to report incidents to the police, out of shame or fear. When victims report sextortion attempts to Qawem, volunteers counsel the victims while other volunteers track down the extortionists and threaten to expose them to their family or friends. About 200 cases per week get resolved.

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Volcánicas, activismo desde el exilio que retrata a las mujeres migrantes

Katherine Estrada Téllez

June 19, 2021 |

Confidencial |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

Un grupo de doce mujeres exiliadas nicaragüenses crearon un colectivo llamado Volcánicas y desde noviembre de 2018, trabajan en la creación de contenido sobre desplazamiento forzado, migración y exilio de mujeres centroamericanas y del Caribe, ofreciendo información para esta población en temas además relacionados con alud mental, salud sexual y reproductiva, violencia, machismos, educación, economía y empoderamiento.

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Inclusion 2.0: workshops ask Costa Rican businesses to open new doors

Katherine Stanley Obando

June 18, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

Little by little, some companies in Costa Rica are managing to improve their policies and treatment towards LGBTQIQ+ clients. The trainings of the Diverse Chamber have been key in achieving this impact, despite many limitations in the country.

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Genesungsbegleiter: Frühere Straftäter als Therapeuten in der Forensik

Katja Bülow

June 18, 2021 |

Deutschlandfunk |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Wie können psychisch kranke Straftäter zurück in die Gesellschaft finden? In Rostock helfen dabei Menschen, die selbst ähnliche Krisen durchgemacht und überwunden haben. In anderen Bereichen ist der Ansatz bereits etabliert.

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Inclusión 2.0: talleres piden a las empresas que abran nuevas puertas en Costa Rica

Katherine Stanley Obando

June 18, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

Poco a poco, algunas empresas en Costa Rica están logrando mejorar sus políticas y trato hacia clientes LGBTQIQ+. Las capacitaciones de la Cámara Diversa han sido claves en lograr ese impacto, pese a muchas limitaciones en el país.

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A cure for violence

David Scharfenberg

June 18, 2021 |

The Boston Globe |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In the Boston area, the Roca organization intervenes before young men commit violence. Its "relentless outreach" approach is based on cognitive behavioral therapy, an approach that helps people recognize and change their destructive behavior and learn new skills to cope with conflict and stress – essential to keeping impulsive young men, many the victims of violent trauma, from committing violence. Researchers see evidence that the program, which has spread throughout the metro area and to Baltimore, makes people less likely to get arrested and more likely to get a job.

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Why U.S. Presidents Can't Win The War On Drugs

Nathaniel Lee

June 17, 2021 |

CNBC |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Fifty years on, America's war on drugs has failed at its principal goals: to eradicate illicit drug use and sales, to repair communities damaged by the drug trade, and to prevent drug-related deaths. Despite massive amounts spent on law enforcement, which has created great social harms and fueled incarceration, drug use has rebounded to 40-year highs, drug overdose deaths are peaking, and supply of illegal drugs is abundant. Policy advocates say a combination of legalization and public-health approaches to the problems would accomplish more than the wasteful, ineffective "war" mentality used to date.

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