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  • Why Seattle took longer to adopt police reform

    April 16, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Although issued similar reports of unconstitutional policing, Seattle and East Haven took very different paths in solving the shared problem. Not all hope is lost for Seattle PD who has seen slow progress, however, as there is much they can learn from East Haven's rapid solution implementation.

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  • What Seattle police can learn from an ‘out of control' department's turnaround in New England

    April 16, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, East Haven, Connecticut

    After serious issues with excessive force and police discrimination reached a head in East Haven, Conn., major department overhauls that focused on more diverse hiring, de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution have led to much healthier law enforcement for the community. Their model offers hopeful lessons to Seattle and other cities whose police departments also have been required to adopt federally mandated reforms.

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  • Police 'de-escalation' training — how it could help Chicago

    March 25, 2016 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    As Chicago faces one of the worst policing crises in its history, it is looking at Las Vegas as a model as it prepares de-escalation training for its cops.

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  • What cities can learn from New Haven's fight to rein in gang violence: Seeking Solutions

    March 24, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Providing positive interventions reduces gun violence among struggling youths. In New Haven, Connecticut, the Project Longevity program offers social services, treatment, housing, and counseling to those who typically only face crackdowns by law enforcement. The program aims to assist and help gang members find a way out of violence, supported in the long-term by funding approved by the CT state legislature.

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  • Canton police vow to maintain momentum despite budget concerns

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    National research suggests that training officers in community policing and using city crime analyses is more effective in lowering gun and drug crime, then hiring more cops to a department.

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  • Community policing models that inspired Canton Police

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    Community policing models in Lowell Mass., Boston and Philadelphia, have significantly decreased violent crime, and inspired the Canton's Police Department.

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  • Canton changes tactics with approach to community policing

    March 21, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    In Canton's most dangerous neighbourhoods, Bruce Lawver (Chief of Police) has reduced crime and violence through community policing. Communication within the department and with neighbourhood residents, greater police presence, and new technology methods have made policing in these areas more helpful than punitive and helped make these areas safer.

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  • Canton police see success with community policing

    March 20, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    Canton police walk door-to-door in high-crime neighborhoods, playing basketball, picking up trash, and participating in community meetings. The approach is decreasing violence and improving relationships with residents.

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  • How teen brains are different and what that means for curbing youth violence

    March 10, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia Beach, Virginia

    A new training program gets police officers to delve into the complexities of teenage brain development, helping law enforcement to recognize mental health issues, respond to them and, if they can, refer families to other resources in the community. The method focuses less on swift and immediate interventions and more on building relationships and trust that decreases overall volatility, while increasing the chance of keeping youth out of trouble and away from crime in the long term.

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  • Youth violence in Cleveland: Seeking Solutions

    March 07, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    This article sets up an upcoming series of articles that will explore how other communities have tried to address youth violence and how well those programs are doing. It offers short snapshots or previews of the programs that the paper will explore and quick information on how successful and sustainable they have been.

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