With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Research and Evaluation Center collaborated with the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University to plan a comprehensive evaluation of the Cure Violence model of gun violence prevention. Researchers investigated the key components of the Cure Violence model and the various processes used to implement the model in existing sites, especially those sites thought to be performing at the highest level. Simultaneously, the project consulted with the Cartographic Modeling Lab at the University of Pennsylvania to explore sources of geographically precise data about neighborhoods eligible to be involved in the full study. Upon completion of the planning grant, the research team submitted a proposal that was funded by RWJF to support a full-scale evaluation project. The project then expanded with additional funding from the New York City Council and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

Project Staff
Dr. Jeffrey A. Butts, PI
Dr. Caterina Gouvis Roman, Co-PI – Temple University
Kathy Tomberg
Rhoda Ramdeen
Sheyla Delgado

Funding
$58,000. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ.