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Chicago’s gangs have changed. Our violence intervention strategies should too.

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:33:25 +0000

To address the changing dynamics of gang activity, Chicago needs to combat concentrated poverty in African-American neighborhoods instead of continuing to criminally target economically disenfranchised youth.

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Alternative schools bear the brunt of student deaths in Chicago

Kalyn Belsha and Cayla Clements — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:09:44 +0000

The district’s most vulnerable students often end up in alternative schools that are especially under-resourced to cope with the trauma of gun violence.

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To address gun violence, there are better investments than cops

Curtis Black — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:05:22 +0000

Mayor Rahm Emanuel should combat the root causes of youth gun violence by better funding school social workers and counselors, early childhood education, and mental health clinics.

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What will stem Chicago violence? Here’s what the research says

Jonah Newman and Caitlin Gerena — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:47:58 +0000

A proposal by police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to institute harsher sentences for gun crimes and a proposal by some aldermen to arrest more people for “quality of life” crimes have little to no backing in research.

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If youth are really on Emanuel’s agenda, here’s what he can do

Curtis Black — Thu, 21 May 2015 12:00:58 +0000

If Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to provide Chicago youth the hopeful future he spoke about this week in his inaugural address, there are a number of areas where concerted leadership could make a big difference.

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