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Comparing Two Prominent Violence Reduction Strategies

What’s the difference between Boston Ceasefire and Chicago-CeaseFire, or focused deterrence and the public health approach? The Research & Evaluation Center at John Jay College is evaluating the Cure Violence model of violence reduction, which is based in Chicago and was formerly known as Chicago-CeaseFire. Just down the hall from the Research & Evaluation Center, John Jay’s Center for Crime Prevention and Control hosts the … Continue reading Comparing Two Prominent Violence Reduction Strategies

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Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities Over 500,000 Total Population

Data Source: Crimes reported to the Uniform Crime Reports program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, as prepared by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data and disseminated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC (www.ucrdatatool.gov) for 1985-2012 and directly from the FBI for 2013. Note: Data presented for all large cities (over 500,000) that reported data nearly consistently to the FBI … Continue reading Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities Over 500,000 Total Population

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Homicide Trends in U.S. Cities Over 500,000 Total Population

Data Source: Crimes reported to the Uniform Crime Reports program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, as prepared by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data and disseminated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC (www.ucrdatatool.gov) for 1985-2012 and directly from the FBI for 2013. Note: Data presented for all large cities (over 500,000) that reported data nearly consistently to the FBI … Continue reading Homicide Trends in U.S. Cities Over 500,000 Total Population

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Criminal history studies by the “Evidence Generation” initiative

In collaboration with the Research & Evaluation Center’s Evidence Generation initiative, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) developed a protocol for conducting follow-up studies of client recidivism for agencies affiliated with Evidence Generation. Each study adheres to the data security safeguards required by DCJS. The resulting reports provide de-identified recidivism data that affiliated agencies may use to assess their effectiveness. Each report documents … Continue reading Criminal history studies by the “Evidence Generation” initiative

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All You Need to Know About Crime Trends, in 60 Seconds

Every year, when the FBI releases the new crime data from the Uniform Crime Reports, we see media stories and policymakers commenting on the meaning of small, year-to-year changes. They should heed this video from Norway, which was designed to explain trends in climate change. It is just as relevant for understanding crime trends. Stop Watching the Dog Video credit: Animated short from the Norwegian program, … Continue reading All You Need to Know About Crime Trends, in 60 Seconds

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Map of All New York City Violence Reduction Programs

In 2012, the Research & Evaluation Center received the first of three grants from the New York City Council to assess the implementation of gun violence reduction initiatives in New York City neighborhoods. The project began tracking the formation and deployment of gun violence reduction strategies in five areas: South Bronx, Harlem, Jamaica (Queens), North Shore of Staten Island, and East New York. In 2014, … Continue reading Map of All New York City Violence Reduction Programs

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