Surveys conducted in five cities as part of the Research and Evaluation Center’s project for the National League of Cities and its Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.
Category: Presentations
Community Safety as a Public Health Issue: Yale Law School
My contributions to a discussion at Yale Law School stressed the need to build community violence prevention with credible evidence rather than progressive rhetoric.
Bureau of Governmental Research — Beyond Law Enforcement: Exploring Community-Based Strategies To Make New Orleans Safer
Jeffrey Butts participated in a panel hosted by the Bureau of Governmental Research in New Orleans, discussing the potential of community-based violence prevention strategies.
Testimony to the New York City Council
Testimony at a New York City Council hearing addressing the City’s implementation of “Raise the Age” legislation.
Evaluating the Cure Violence Model in New York City
Discussion at a community roundtable organized by the National Academies of Sciences. Jeffrey Butts and Daniel Webster responded to audience
Video Highlights from the Conference on Young Adult Justice
In collaboration with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, JohnJayREC hosted a conference focused on emerging models of young adult justice.