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The American’T Dream (The Purse Suit of Happyness) Suli Breaks Spoken Word
Surviving Our Streets Ambassador – Suli Breaks addressing the issues of getting stuck in the “rat race”. “If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs…”-Tony Gaskins Definition of The American’T Dream * The American’t … Continue reading
Addressing the social roots of violence
Baltimore has seen results when violence was confronted as a public health issue By Gary Slutkin and Michael Feigelson5:17 p.m. EST, January 16, 2013 Today, President Barack Obama announced his proposals to address gun violence in America. He was flanked by children who … Continue reading
Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force – Two Strikes
A raft of new criminal offences have come into force in England and Wales, as well as tougher prison sentences for violent crimes. There is a new offence of aggravated possession of a knife, and mandatory life sentences for anyone … Continue reading
Police fear repeat of the Tottenham riots
A new report has revealed police fear there will be a repeat of last summer’s riots, but cuts mean they will not have the resources to deal with it. Reading the Riots, compiled from interviews with 130 officers from eight … Continue reading
Violence as a Contagion
On April 30, the first part of a 2-day workshop on the Contagion of Violence was convened in Washington DC by the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences (read more). The IOM workshop brought … Continue reading
Could Violence Interrupters Have Prevented the UK Riots?
Last year, after Britain rioted its way through August, I started looking into the subject of violence interrupters. If you missed my interviews with Dr. Gary Slutkin – who founded CeaseFire, the organisation that birthed
CeaseFire: Stopping Violence and Measuring Impact
How Does CeaseFire Work? CeaseFire, an innovative violence prevention organization based at the University of Illinois’ School of Public Health, applies public health principles in its approach to stopping violence. The organization’s founder, Gary Slutkin, who for 10 years battled the spread … Continue reading
Knife crime in London a worry as police jobs cut
New figures show knife crime is still a cause for concern in London, while the Met is facing cuts reducing the force to its smallest in over a decade. Although London knife crime in 2010/11 was 5.16% less than 3 … Continue reading
Meet Chicago’s Interrupters…
They are the shock troops in the city’s battle against endemic street violence – peacemakers who once lived by the gun. As a documentary on their work reaches cinemas, we visit Chicago to see the campaigners in action…. article by … Continue reading
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Jason Featherstone travels to the USA
Jason Featherstone is a long way from home. As one of the founding members of Chaos Theory, a fledgling London-based violence prevention group, he is part of a five person team that has come to Chicago to learn firsthand how … Continue reading
