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. Continue reading Bureau of Governmental Research — Beyond Law Enforcement: Exploring Community-Based Strategies To Make New Orleans Safer
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation held a forum in March 2022 to examine gun violence. Continue reading “What Works and What We Don’t Know” about gun violence
Public officials, community leaders and researchers must collaborate to measure the crime-reduction effects of community-centered prevention, but they must do so using professional evaluation methods to create a more balanced evidence base. The effort begins by understanding that securing coercive compliance through deterrence is not prevention. Continue reading Balancing Deterrence and Prevention: The Role of Research
“If we start to define public safety though, in terms of how much money we spend on policing, that’s the wrong approach.” Continue reading Responding to Gun Violence in New York City
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