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May 7, 2013 · Recently, The Washington Post ’s Wonkblog published a list of research-backed strategies to combat crime. We at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center propose five additional evidence-based strategies based on our own research: Use and expand drug courts.
- Help Victims of Crime. There is far too little support for victims of crime, even though it is the most obvious place to start. Prior victimization — of a person or a place — is the top predictor of future victimization.
- Reduce Demand for Law Enforcement. A central reason why law enforcement does not prevent more crime or solve more crimes is that they are too busy doing things that accomplish neither objective.
- Fixing Distressed Spaces. There is a wide body of evidence that shows that places poison people more routinely than people poison places. Crime does not result from “areas” of the “inner city” being high risk, but rather from a few very small, very bad places.
- Making Crime Attractors Less Appealing. Certain places attract and generate crime — schools, the built environment and bars being at the top of the list.
- Solve more violent crimes to increase accountability and deter future violence. Why: The number of violent crimes solved by law enforcement continues to decline.
- Make data-driven investments in violence prevention. Why: Roughly half of violent crimes are never reported to law enforcement. Prevention offers the highest return on investment, but those returns take time to come to fruition.4 That’s why it’s critical that states develop and regularly invest in a wide range of prevention programs that have been proven to effectively reduce violence.
- Address trauma to prevent trauma. Why: Trauma is a cycle. It shapes peoples’ responses and can perpetuate offending and victimization.6 Ensuring that individuals experiencing trauma are connected to relevant support and resources is critical to breaking the cycles of violence.
- Commit to a statewide recidivism-reduction goal. Why: While nationally, recidivism rates are declining, 70 percent of people released from prison are still re-arrested within 5 years.8 Across the country, states lack sufficient reentry services and supports to help people successfully and sustainably reintegrate back into their communities.
Jun 30, 2015 · 24 ways to reduce crime in the world’s most violent cities. Violent crime is deeply entrenched in some developing countries, particularly in Latin America. Our experts offer these...
Jul 22, 2023 · New report suggests these best practices for reducing crime in America. Crime rates surged during the COVID-19 pandemic to highs not seen in decades. But now, crime trends appear to be...
Sep 7, 2021 · 1. 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.
Feb 15, 2016 · 1) Stricter alcohol policies. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images. Alcohol has been linked to violence. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, alcohol is a factor in 40...
