Improving interorganizational collaborations: An application in a violence reduction context

This descriptive article highlights the inner-practices of a trauma-informed, healing-centered, urban gun violence reduction program called Advance Peace. We find that the Advance Peace model uses a unique curriculum called the Peacemaker Fellowship, that offers intensive mentorship, caring, and ‘street love’ to youth at the center of gun violence. The Advance Peace approach is one public safety model that may help young people of color heal from the traumas that contribute to gun violence while also reducing gun crime in urban neighborhoods.

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Exploring criminal justice policy transfer models and mobilities using a case study of violence reduction

Criminology & Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1748895821991607 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 174889582199160

Author(s):

William Graham ◽

Annette Robertson

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Policy Transfer ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Criminal Justice Policy ◽

Gang Violence ◽

Single Model ◽

Violence Reduction ◽

Transfer Models

Although there is growing interest in criminal justice policy transfer, a dearth of empirical research in this area has been acknowledged. This article addresses this gap by presenting the results of research conducted on a case of policy transfer of a criminal justice programme, focused on group/gang violence reduction, from America to Scotland. Policy transfer models were used to develop, frame and conduct the analysis of what was considered a ‘successful’ programme transfer; however, it was found that no single model could fully account conceptually for a key finding of the research, namely a policy transfer ‘backflow’. This article details the key processes, mechanisms and outcomes of the policy transfer and in doing so reflects on the usefulness of orthodox and non-orthodox/social-constructionist policy transfer approaches in understanding the outcomes of this case of criminal justice programme transfer.

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The Relationship Between City “Greenness” and Homicide in the US: Evidence Over a 30-Year Period

Environment and Behavior ◽

10.1177/00139165211045095 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001391652110450

Author(s):

Jonnell C. Sanciangco ◽

Gregory D. Breetzke ◽

Zihan Lin ◽

Yuhao Wang ◽

Kimberly A. Clevenger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Violent Crime ◽

P Value ◽

Homicide Rates ◽

Violence Reduction ◽

Time Period ◽

The Us ◽

Longitudinal Effects ◽

Curve Modeling ◽

First Time ◽

Us Cities

Residents in US cities are exposed to high levels of stress and violent crime. At the same time, a number of cities have put forward “greening” efforts which may promote nature’s calming effects and reduce stressful stimuli. Previous research has shown that greening may lower aggressive behaviors and violent crime. In this study we examined, for the first time, the longitudinal effects over a 30-year period of average city greenness on homicide rates across 290 major cities in the US, using multilevel linear growth curve modeling. Overall, homicide rates in US cities decreased over this time-period (52.1–33.5 per 100,000 population) while the average greenness increased slightly (0.41–0.43 NDVI). Change in average city greenness was negatively associated with homicide, controlling for a range of variables (β = −.30, p-value = .02). The results of this study suggest that efforts to increase urban greenness may have small but significant violence-reduction benefits.

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Development programs, security, and violence reduction: Evidence from an insurgency in India

World Development ◽

10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104911 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 130 ◽

pp. 104911

Author(s):

Heidi Kaila ◽

Saurabh Singhal ◽

Divya Tuteja

Keyword(s):

Development Programs ◽

Violence Reduction

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Interorganizational Collaborations

Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining ◽

10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_100542 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1135-1135

Keyword(s):

Interorganizational Collaborations

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Interorganizational Collaborations

Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining ◽

10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_100576 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 756-756

Keyword(s):

Interorganizational Collaborations

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Stress at Work and Its Subsequent Problems among Teachers of the Public Schools Which Operate the School-Based Violence Reduction Program (VRP) in Tulkarm Governorate

World Journal of Education ◽

10.5430/wje.v5n4p26 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Rabee Oteer

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Violence Reduction ◽

The Public ◽

School Based ◽

Reduction Program ◽

Stress At Work

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Lisa Hultman, Jacob D. Kathman and Megan Shannon: Peacekeeping in the Midst of War

Mezinárodní vztahy ◽

10.32422/mv-cjir.1754 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 56 (1) ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Barbora Valíková

Keyword(s):

Civil Wars ◽

Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽

Violence Reduction ◽

Civil Conflicts ◽

Un Peacekeeping ◽

Large N ◽

Police Personnel ◽

Significant Research ◽

Research Gap ◽

Peacekeeping Missions

Are United Nations peacekeeping missions effective at reducing violence in civil wars? Although UN peacekeeping is a notable intervention tool, the international community lacks systematic knowledge of how well it mitigates civil war violence. Given that UN peacekeeping is increasingly used in the midst of war, this is a significant research gap with direct policy relevance. This book systematically explores if and how the capacity and constitution of UN peacekeeping missions affect the amount of violence in civil conflicts. It argues that peacekeeping effectiveness needs to be assessed in relative terms, theorizing that more robust missions are increasingly capable of addressing combatant incentives for employing violence. The authors conduct large-n analyses of the number of combatants and civilians killed during each month for all civil wars globally from 1992 to 2014, measuring the capacity and constitution of UN missions with unique data on the number and type of peacekeeping personnel deployed. The analyses reveal that increasing UN military troop and police personnel deployed to a conflict significantly reduces violence against civilians, and increasing UN military troop personnel significantly mitigates battle-related violence. By contrast, smaller missions and missions composed of observers are not associated with reduced violence. The book complements the large-n analyses with qualitative explorations of peacekeeping mechanisms on violence in Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The authors conclude that while peacekeeping is not without detriments, it is an effective tool of violence reduction.

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