• 1 ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY’S MORAL VOICE
    Members of the High Point Community Against Violence tell drug dealers at a call-in that they are loved
    but that their conduct will not be tolerated.
  • 2 STARTING A MOVEMENT
    Co-Chair Jeremy Travis and other National Network principals at the opening of the First Annual Conference
    in New York in December 2009.
  • 3 TRUTH TELLING AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION
    Providence Police in dialogue with local youth to address misconceptions, build mutual respect, and gain a better understanding of one another's challenges.
  • 4 WALKING SIDE BY SIDE
    Overcoming the tension between law enforcement and minority communities is one of the key issues the
    National Network’s crime prevention strategies address.
    Photo: Eliza Domingo, City of Providence / Office of the Mayor
  • 5 REACHING OUT
    In many National Network jurisdictions, street outreach teams engage directly with offenders to prevent violence and challenge the code of the street.
  • 6 PROMOTING INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL
    The judgment of peers, family members and communities that crime is wrong has been shown to have
    greater impact on behavior than the threat of formal sanctions.

The National Network for Safe Communities is an alliance of cities dedicated to advancing proven strategies to combat violent crime, reduce incarceration and rebuild relations between law enforcement and distressed communities.

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MOVING TOWARDS COMMON GROUND

 
Racial Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy conference at the Office of Justice Programs
Photo: Heather Lawrie

Police chiefs and community leaders from around the country met with their peers from leading National Network cities to explore the National Network’s concept of “Racial Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy” in violence prevention. 

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NARROW FOCUS, REMARKABLE RESULTS



National Network Co-Chair David Kennedy, in an interview with MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan, explains why the Network's proven and resource-neutral violence reduction strategies have succeeded where traditional approaches to fixing the criminal justice system or supporting distressed communities have failed.

BRATTON BACKS NATIONAL NETWORK STRATEGIES

Former New York City and Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton praises the National Network’s strategies as important tools for addressing gang and drug-related violence in America’s inner cities.


William J. Bratton    (Photo: LAPD)

Highlights

After Success in Providence, Chief Esserman Plans to Bring National Network Strategies to New Haven

NPR Interview with National Network Co-Chair David Kennedy: "Interrupting Violence with the Message 'Don't Shoot'" 


DON'T SHOOT
Read an excerpt of the new book by National Network Co-Chair David Kennedy or click on the cover image above for further information.

High Point to Pilot Groundbreaking Domestic Violence Strategy 

Glasgow Gang Project Cuts Violent Crime by 50%   

Keynote Speech to the National Network's 1st Conference by COPS Director Bernard Melekian