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Project Longevity's lessons on gangs offer insights for Cleveland: Pathways to Peace

John Caniglia

June 06, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's Project Longevity has measurably reduced gang violence through an approach brings law enforcement, social service groups, and community leaders together to offer teenagers and young men incentives to stop the violence, and a way out for those who need help. It's a model that may provide a solution for other cities facing gang violence.

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How a Police Detective Helps Inmates Prepare to Live on the Outside

Simone Weichselbaum

June 02, 2016 |

The Marshall Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor, Washington

In the United States, the incarcerated feel like they have no voices and their mistakes that led them to jail go unacknowledged. A documentary film spotlights the IF Project, a writing program that encourages female inmates and recently released felons to write down what they would have done to change the path they went on. With police and teachers as mentors, the convicted have support transitioning into society and can reflect on what they can do to change their lives for the better.

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We expel preschool kids three times as often as K-12 students. Here's how to change that.

John Higgins

May 21, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A national study revealed that expulsion rates of preschool students - especially Black males - were startlingly high, especially compared to any other K-12 grade. The pattern was also shown to create a vicious cycle, exacerbating the likelihood of suspension in later grades. But a remedy was already in place in Connecticut, where a mental-health professional was kept on-hand to provide behavior coaching for teachers, drastically reducing expulsion rates. Seattle looks to replicate their model.

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Could Baltimore hold the key to solving Cleveland's violence problem?

Leila Atassi

May 18, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cure Violence is a the national non-profit organization that for 16 years has helped multiple cities adopt strategies for violence prevention that mirror those used in disease control. Programs employ trained “violence interrupters” and outreach workers to identify and mediate potentially deadly conflicts, maintaining relationships with those involved to ensure the conflict does not reignite. Cleveland hopes that replicating the model will help reduce local violence and crime.

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Treating Street Violence As A Contagion, Baltimore Looks For More Than One Cure

Armando Trull

February 24, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

When lawmakers try to tackle gun violence, they often turn to measures like adding police officers or cracking down on illegal guns. But what happens when they treat violent crime as a public-health problem? Counselors invite patients to join the Violence Intervention Program, offering a host of services intended to break the cycle of violence.

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Inside A California Anti-Crime Experiment That Resonates With Politicians In D.C.

Sukey Lewis

February 23, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

With homicides up 50 percent last year, the D.C. Council is backing a controversial new crime bill aimed at stopping the violence. It’s modeled in part on a 9-year-old program in Richmond, California. Each year, 50 young men at risk for violence are paid to put down their guns. (1st of a 3 part series)

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Lifelong Heroes: Meet The Vets Who Rebuild Communities After Disasters

Alexandra Svokos

November 11, 2015 |

Elite Daily |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization of military veterans that provides disaster relief, has provided relief after flooding in Detroit, tornadoes in Oklahoma, a typhoon in the Philippines and an earthquake in Nepal, among dozens of other communities across the globe.

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Taking to the fields again: Tompkins veterans find farming a pathway home

Melissa Whitworth

July 24, 2015 |

The Ithaca Voice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Newfield, New York

When veterans return from service, there is often a need for meaningful, guided reintegration into civilian life - farm business incubator programs in New York are helping veterans to learn the trade and start their own businesses as a way to do just that.

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Can Prisons Reduce Recidivism by Inviting Victims of Crime to Talk to Prisoners?

Mark Obbie

July 19, 2015 |

Slate |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

A Houston man whose sister was murdered created a way to help his own pain and possibly foster more empathy and understanding among inmates. The restorative justice program, Bridges to Life, has grown to hundreds of volunteers throughout Texas, which includes crime victims who tell their stories and work with inmates to impress upon them the harm that their actions can inflict on others. The prisoners are encouraged to open up about their own lives with the idea that both groups will find healing.

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Women's Center Works to Lower Recidivism Rates With ‘Immersion in Sisterhood'

Sarah Zahedi

July 09, 2015 |

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

For 20 years, the Center for Young Women’s Development has been a safe space for thousands of young women ages 16 to 24 who have been incarcerated or are homeless in the San Francisco Bay Area. The center is most recognized for its strategies to give these women opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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