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WRVA News Radio — Immigration and Crime
Jeffrey Butts, interviewed on WRVA NewsRadio, discussing possible connections between immigration and crime.
The Trace — New York City Embraces a Gun Violence Outreach Program Left on Life Support in Chicago
Two years ago, the Illinois legislature slashed funding for Cure Violence, a neighborhood-level violence-intervention program in Chicago that some researchers and community leaders had credited with easing tensions between rival gangs, and helping slow the spate of deadly shootings.
The Trace — On Patrol with Chicago’s Last Violence Interrupters
There is a constant struggle between street-work models that favor some cooperation with police, and those that favor total detachment, said Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who is studying the effectiveness of Cure Violence. Butts said it’s not necessary to choose one or the other.
Local Measures
Data infrastructures for tracking youth violence in the United States do not provide a clear view of neighborhood-level change, but the most effective strategies for dealing with youth violence inevitably focus on small areas like neighborhoods. This makes it essential to measure the effects of violence prevention efforts at the neighborhood level as well.
WRVA News Radio — Changing Crime Rates, New York vs. Chicago
Jeffrey Butts was interviewed on WRVA NewsRadio about different rates of change in violent crime in U.S. cities, especially contrasting Chicago with New York.