Violence Archives - JohnJayREC.nyc — John Jay College's Research and Evaluation Center

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Shooting Surge Beginning to Slow Across New York City

May 25, 2021June 6, 2021by JohnJayREC

Shootings in New York City grew sharply in 2020 and remained elevated in 2021, but the degree of increase may be in decline.

Arnold Ventures 2020, Caterina Roman, Evaluation, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Monographs, Violence, Work Products by Project

Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020by JohnJayREC

Arnold Ventures asked the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to review and summarize the research evidence for policies and programs that reduce community violence without relying on police.

Press Coverage, Violence

Fox News — Alternative Policing: NYC Mayor De Blasio Funding “Violence Interrupters”

July 30, 2020July 31, 2020by JohnJayREC

Center director, Jeffrey Butts, was interviewed for this story on Fox News, July 30, 2020.

Community Interventions, Crime Data Analysis, Cure Violence, Data Analysis, Data Bits & Research Briefs, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Policy & Practice Reforms, Sheyla Delgado, Violence

Reducing Gun Violence in New York City

July 17, 2020January 28, 2021by JohnJayREC

Causal relationships are difficult to identify in complex and multi-part initiatives, but New York City’s falling rate of gun violence suggests that recent community initiatives may have helped to sustain previous gains.

1, Community Interventions, Evaluation, Gina Moreno, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Monographs, NYC Mayor's Action Plan, Richard Espinobarros, Sheyla Delgado, Violence

Reported Crime in MAP Communities Compared with Other NYC Areas

June 25, 2020July 10, 2020by JohnJayREC

A rigorous test of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety indicates that New York City’s effort to improve the safety of public housing communities was beginning to show benefits by the end of 2019 and could be considered a promising intervention.

1, Press Coverage, Violence

University of Chicago Podcast: UC3P

May 17, 2020July 10, 2020by JohnJayREC

In a podcast interview with the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, JohnJayREC director, Jeffrey Butts, discussed gun violence prevention and the need to maintain a balanced evidence base.

Data Bits & Research Briefs, Edda Fransdottir, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Monographs, Violence

Who Pays for Gun Violence? You Do.

May 11, 2020June 9, 2021by JohnJayREC

Gun violence affects far more people than those wounded directly. Victims’ families suffer mental, emotional, and financial costs as well. The cost of gun violence extends beyond the immediate medical consequences and the public pays.

Community Interventions, Evaluation, Gina Moreno, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Monographs, NYC Mayor's Action Plan, Sheyla Delgado, Violence

Opinions and Perceptions of Residents in New York City Public Housing

December 13, 2019January 13, 2021by JohnJayREC

As part of an evaluation of the New York City Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP), researchers from John Jay College of Criminal Justice collaborated with survey specialists from NORC at the University Chicago to collect data from two probability samples of residents in public housing developments in New York City. One sample of residents came from communities involved in the MAP initiative. A second sample was from statistically matched housing developments not involved in MAP.