Nonetheless, outside experts say the program has started to show results. Residents “stay connected with their families and they are more likely to remain in local schools,” wrote Prof. Jeffrey Butts, from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Research and Evaluation Center, in a 44-page report on Close to Home in 2015. Continue reading WNYC: Governor to Defund a Program
Grassroots organizations have often argued they can stop violence in a way the police department cannot. NY1 News reports on a new study by John Jay College’s Research and Evaluation Center that shows some of those community programs are making a difference. Continue reading Study: Community Program Reducing Violence in Two NYC Areas
2017 documentary focuses on cases of young people convicted of various forms of murder and homicide. Includes several of my comments and observations. Continue reading A&E Documentary — Kids Who Kill
It reinforces the public’s “blood lust” for seeing people punished. It also reinforces the offenders’ sense of being rejected and excluded from society. Continue reading CBS This Morning—”Wheel of Fugitive” in Florida
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