“We can’t get to the point where we think this level of violence is normal and just grow to accept it. We have to continue to try to push down the numbers.”
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We’re Missing the Real Gun Violence Epidemic
[T]he science of preventing mass shootings isn’t as developed as it is for everyday violence prevention, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.
No New Funding for Violence Interrupter Program, Despite Adams’ Promised Expansion
Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who has researched the crisis management system, said the city faces the difficult job of scaling up the program without losing its grass-roots bonafides.
Community Violence Intervention at the Roots (CVI–R)
Grassroots efforts to reduce violence could be called Community Violence Interventions at the Roots (or CVI-R).
La Masacre de la Escuela de Texas fue el Tiroteo Número 203 de EEUU en Todo 2022
“Es una mezcla de racismo, resentimiento de clase, miedo al cambio, inexistente control de armas y políticos que quieren inflamar y explotar todo esto para mantenerse en el poder”, explicó Jeffrey Butts, profesor del centro John Jay de Justicia Criminal de la Universidad de Nueva York.
Newsweek Magazine — ‘Defund the Police’ Is Dead But Other Reform Efforts Thrive In U.S. Cities
“My main concern is that [politicians] don’t care about the details, they just want to have a good sound bite and a good promotional campaign,” says Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.