Community-Led Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence
Building the CVI evidence base for the future will require theoretically informed, intentionally causal evaluation studies. Continue reading Community-Led Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence
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Will Zohran Mamdani Make NYC a Progressive Paradise? There are Obstacles.
Crime is a “complicated social phenomenon” with many causes, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. “Easy answers are popular, but they are never accurate,” he said. Continue reading Will Zohran Mamdani Make NYC a Progressive Paradise? There are Obstacles.
Young NYC Detainees Sleep in Classrooms, Common Areas Amid Overcrowding, Lawyers Say
”What we never do is reflect back on ourselves to think, ‘Why are we having these problems and what do we do to prevent them from occurring in the future?’” Butts said. Continue reading Young NYC Detainees Sleep in Classrooms, Common Areas Amid Overcrowding, Lawyers Say
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol in Washington
Jeffrey A. Butts, executive director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, noted that even in Washington, federal resources are not actually being targeted where they would make the most difference, in high-crime neighborhoods far from the photogenic monuments and government buildings where National Guard troops are patrolling. Continue reading Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol in Washington
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