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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.
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.
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.
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
REACHING OUT
In many National Network jurisdictions, street outreach teams engage directly with offenders to prevent violence and challenge the code of the street.
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.

JURISDICTION MAP

Select a state above to see where the National Network's crime prevention strategies are currently implemented.

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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NETWORK STRATEGIES WIN HIGH-PROFILE ENDORSEMENTS

The National Network for Safe Communities has received breakthrough endorsements from key figures across the political spectrum to roll out its proven violence reduction strategies nationwide. Civil rights legend Ben Chavis, business magnate Russell Simmons, Tea Party co-founder Mark Meckler, and Tim Dunn, chairman of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, all expressed support for utilizing the “researched and ready-to-go strategies” to reduce both serious crime and the unintended consequences of current criminal justice practice, in particular the disastrous effects of mass incarceration on African-American communities. National Network Co-Chair David Kennedy, Chavis and Simmons joined forces on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan show to set out what needs and can be done now to change course. [more]

NATIONAL NETWORK TO LEAD NEW YORK'S ANTIVIOLENCE INITIATIVE

The National Network for Safe Communities’ Group Violence Reduction Strategy will be at the core of a comprehensive $2 million anti-violence initiative announced by New York Governor Cuomo. The initiative is part of the Governor’s larger urban agenda to aggressively support the implementation of community-based violence reduction strategies involving both the police and the community. The National Network will initially work with six communities most affected by gun violence.

New York Governor Cuomo: "These initiatives will give communities the tools they need to effectively fight gun violence."