The National Network’s approach has attracted significant media attention over the years. This page features the most recent coverage of our work and a searchable archive of media about the National Network’s projects around the nation and abroad.
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The war on drugs failed. It’s time for a war on abuse
Instead of incentivizing police to go after the money and property of people they merely suspect of having drugs, they ...
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This city in N.C. has reduced domestic violence. Why can’t Orlando?
Central Florida should be looking to High Point, N.C., a town of just more than 100,000 people outside Greensboro, where ...
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Minneapolis Police Chief hopes new department position creates better community relations
A unique idea is about to become reality for Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. Chief Arradondo came up with the ...
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Calling MS-13 ‘Animals’ Isn’t Just Racist—It’s Dangerous and Counterproductive
On May 21, the White House issued a statement that repeatedly used the word “animals” to describe people involved in ...
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Where Killings Go Unsolved
The Washington Post has identified the places in dozens of American cities where murder is common but arrests are rare ...
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Editorial: Innovative ideas needed to combat street violence
Two years ago, York City officials responded to persistent street violence with a multi-pronged initiative modeled after a nationally renowned ...
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The Realities Of MS-13
David Kennedy, a criminal justice professor at John Jay College, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro what we know about the international ...
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Fewer Immigrants Are Reporting Domestic Abuse. Police Blame Fear of Deportation.
For years, she slept with a gun under her pillow, living in fear of a boyfriend who beat her, controlled ...
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Kalamazoo police say focus on group violence reduces shootings
Less than half of one percent of Kalamazoo residents are involved in more than half of the city's homicides and ...
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National researchers meet with Baton Rouge leaders in partnership addressing violence
Baton Rouge law enforcement, community and human services leaders met Wednesday with academics from the National Network for Safe Communities, ...
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Have You Ever Seen Someone Be Killed?
Researchers with the Boston Reentry Study were one year into their interviews, following 122 men and women as they returned ...
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Police Legitimacy and Homicide: A Macro-Comparative Analysis
This study tests the claim that police legitimacy affects the prevalence of homicide. The analysis suggests that police legitimacy has ...
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