John Jay College of Criminal Justice was commissioned by the city to assess the effectiveness of its anti-violence initiatives. Jeffrey Butts said police intervention is only the first step and societal factors must also be addressed.
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San Francisco Chronicle — Crime Statistics and Politics are a Deadly Mix
“Sadly, I’ve dedicated my life to using facts and data to influence crime policy. I don’t think we’re any better at it than we were 30 years ago,” Butts said. He has seen both Democrats and Republicans try to use crime stats to scare voters. It’s hard to stop them because “politics was way out ahead of information and the facts.”
NBC News — Activist Group Works to Combat Gun Violence in NYC
Jeffrey Butts was interviewed by NBC News for a story about community-based violence prevention efforts in New York City.
Philadelphia Inquirer — There’s Nothing More Progressive than Stopping City Kids from Getting Shot
Progressive-minded criminologists like Roman or Butts are boosters of community antiviolence intervention programs such as the Cure Violence model, in which more mature people from the neighborhood work as “violence interrupters” and seek to mediate disputes or defuse tensions before they get out of hand.
The Matt McNeil Show — AM950 Minneapolis
Jeffrey Butts interviewed on the Matt McNeil Show in Minneapolis.
El Mecurio — La Pandemia Impulsa el Mayor Aumento de la Violencia con Armas en EE.UU. en 50 Años
Jeffrey Butts interviewed as part of a story about recent gun violence trends in the United States.