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Cleveland's struggle to curb violence brings new approach: Pathways to Peace

John Caniglia

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Operation Focus is a nationally recognized initiative to help curb gun violence; however, its effectiveness has proven to not be sustainable. The city of Cleveland has evaluated the problems of the initiative and has put forth a new plan to address underlying issues related to gun violence. Cleveland’s new approach treats violence as a preventable condition.

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Pathways to Peace: 11 lessons learned

Brie Zeltner Rachel Dissell John Caniglia Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland has struggled through the years to reduce youth violence. But important lessons have been learned, here and elsewhere. City officials say they are factoring those lessons into their latest plans to reduce violence among young men in the city.

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Juvenile Justice Jeopardy game teaches Cleveland kids about the law: Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Misinformation and misunderstanding about the law can lead youth to have accelerating confrontations with the police. Cleveland’s Patrick Henry School offers Juvenile Justice Jeopardy, a game that orients middle school kids to the facts about criminal justice. The game enables youth to internalize the information through an enjoyable format.

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Is a return to old-school policing part of the formula to make Cleveland safer? Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Should police be law enforcers or social responders? Some leaders say "guardian" duty is at least important as purely law enforcement tasks, sometimes known as "warrior" work. That idea is rooted in centuries-old principles of policing.

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Arresting a parent in front of a child has lifelong impact, officers learn

Rachel Dissell

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Trauma training for police and community workers teaches them how to make tough situations, such as the arrest of a parent, easier on young children. Painful memories can alter perceptions of police for a lifetime.

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Ways to improve interactions between police and kids: Pathways to Peace

Rachel Dissell Lynn Ischay Gus Chan William Neff Marvin Fong

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Police can work better with young people if they understand more about how their brains work. Young people can deal better with police if they understand more about their jobs, and the law. New training and techniques aim to improve those relationships. Some are already being used in Cleveland, and others are on the way.

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CMHA police build relationships as they help to solve problems

Rachel Dissell

June 08, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's police force has transformed its culture using a police assistance referral program that focuses on getting people the help they need first rather than arresting them. It's a way to address the underlying issues that prompt an incident by partnering with social workers and nonprofits to help police to look at themselves as problem solvers. The majority of referrals for services focus on violence committed against or in front of children and this is one way to try and address trauma before it wreaks devastation on young lives.

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Junior Jail: Surviving Mississippi's Juvenile Justice System

Maya Miller

June 08, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Juvenile detention usually leads to worse outcomes for youth in the future, while Juvenile Detention Alternatives allow for decreases in detention populations and the likelihood that youth will stay trapped in the system for life.

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What Cleveland can gain from New Haven's fight against gangs: Pathways to Peace

John Caniglia

June 06, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

In New Haven community leaders and law enforcement joined hands to diminish gang violence. They created Project Longevity, and the research shows the program is successful. Gang shootings in the city have fallen from eight a month, to three.

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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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