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How We Fix This
Dr. Gillian Naro was working a night shift when her hospital faced an active shooter. In an interview with The Trace, she discusses the experience, and how she hopes to prevent more violence.
Community Violence
Safe Streets sends staffers into potentially dangerous situations in the hopes of halting violence. But after a third Baltimore worker was murdered on the job, some question whether the approach makes sense.
A state program launched amid rising violence seeks to provide counseling on front porches and in pizza joints, instead of trying to draw residents into a clinical setting.
The city hopes that providing officers and residents the space and tools to listen to each other can remedy distrust and prevent further violence.
Analysis
Facing record rates of violence, the city’s leaders are reviving focused deterrence, a crime prevention strategy that has failed there twice. Can they convince the community to give it another chance?
Violence interrupters work in their own communities, guiding their friends and neighbors away from dangerous encounters. Extending that care to other neighborhoods depends on more funding.
Amid a troubling increase in the number of children being shot, the city is investing in safe spaces and after-school programming.
Over the last decade, I’ve documented grassroots efforts to confront gun violence across the borough of Brooklyn. The images show first hand the work of brave residents who tirelessly fight to build safer communities. Much of this series documents…
Aftershocks
Shooting survivors face physical and psychological recovery, often with little to no help. Could reallocating resources bring healing?
Ricochet
Tashante McCoy-Ham and Deion Short became friends before they realized that he had been involved in the shooting that wounded her at 15. “There’s always a deeper story about how people become who they are."
The Advance Peace model, which pairs young people with mentors and rewards them for reaching life goals, has achieved positive outcomes in other cities. It's about to face its biggest test yet.
After a devastating shooting in a public space, officials embarked on a plan to train city employees — and residents — in alleviating grief and trauma. The work starts this summer, at the library.
Miles de personas son víctimas de disparos en el área de Chicago cada año, transmitiendo ondas de conmoción y dolor en toda la ciudad.
Muchas historias acerca de la violencia de Chicago se centran en vecindarios con tasas de homicidios extremas. La experiencia de Roseland en cuanto a vivir entre pérdidas es mucho más común.
El Programa de Compensación a las Víctimas del Crimen de Illinois reembolsa gastos relacionados con lesiones a las víctimas de casi cualquier crimen violento.
