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Nov 16, 2021 · A holistic look at place-based drivers of—and solutions to—violence. A look at four key dimensions of community well-being can inform our understanding of how place-based factors influence...
Jul 8, 2024 · Violence, an act of physical force that causes or is intended to cause harm. The damage inflicted by violence may be physical, psychological, or both. Violence may be distinguished from aggression, a more general type of hostile behaviour that may be physical, verbal, or passive in nature.
- There are many effective approaches to reducing violence that don’t involve police. Investments in housing, health care, jobs programs, education, after school programs, gun control, environmental design, and violence interruption programs have all been proven to quantifiably reduce violence.
- Policing is not especially effective at reducing violence. Police typically deal with violence only after someone has already been killed, injured, or otherwise harmed.
- Investing so heavily in policing is not evidence-based. The uniquely American dependence on police as first responders to every social problem is the product of decades of reliance on antiquated and disproven theories about safety, the fearmongering of powerful police lobbyists, and policymakers’ racist support for devastatingly harmful militarized policing in communities of color.
- There is no connection between violence and police budgets. America has steadily increased police funding year-over-year regardless of whether crime rates are going up or down.
Oct 1, 2020 · Stabilization: achieving locally driven political solutions to violent conflicts and large-scale violence; Burden-sharing: promoting partnerships for stability, resilience, and peace; and Management: enabling an effective, integrated U.S. government response.
Mar 4, 2023 · Strategies for reducing violent crime often diverge along party lines and even within the parties. But do we really even know what works? And if so, what's getting in the way of solutions?
6 days ago · In February 2021, Kalmoe and Mason, the political scientists, asked a sample of Americans whether it was justified for members of their party to kill opposing political leaders to advance their ...
3 days ago · For people and organizations keen on conversing across the aisle or building solutions, building practices, strategies, and habits around balanced pragmatism can be key. “Being balanced and pragmatic takes effort,” Puryear says. “But it is like building any other habit: changing how we approach politics takes commitment and practice.
