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By Beth Burger The Columbus Dispatch October 17, 2017 …Researchers, lawmakers, investors and real estate agents are just a few of the groups that sometimes use uniform crime reporting data from the FBI. Community members who are concerned about safety…
BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER AND AUDRA D.S. BURCH OCTOBER 10, 2017 Miami Herald … An examination of 10 years of Department of Juvenile Justice records reveals a trail of incident reports, almost like bread crumbs, leading to the conclusion that…
Ann Givens The Trace The most comprehensive study yet of a popular violence-prevention group’s New York City program has found it effective in reducing gun crime and defusing situations that can lead to shootings in two neighborhoods where it is…
Wall Street Journal article described JohnJayREC’s study of the Cure Violence model in New York City.
Crime Upticks September 27, 2017 JohnJayREC director, Jeffrey Butts, interviewed on WRVA NewsRadio by host Jeff Katz, discussing new crime numbers released this week by the FBI and what they say about the increases in violent crime in a number…