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Evidence-based crime prevention

Evidence-based crime prevention

News

John MacDonald outlines seven key facts about crime and criminal offenders in Vital City to explain why politically popular criminal justice reforms tend to fail.
WHYY: Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows

WHYY: Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows

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Replacing broken windows, picking up garbage, and pulling weeds around abandoned houses in Philadelphia could lead to a drop in gun crime in those areas. Research from Gina South, John MacDonald, and colleagues was reported on by WHYY. Community Action Board Co-Chair...
Fixing abandoned housing can reduce violence

Fixing abandoned housing can reduce violence

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Gina South, John MacDonald, and colleagues found that structural interventions to remediate abandoned housing in low-income, Black neighborhoods were associated with reductions in nearby weapons violations, gun assaults, and shootings in a randomized controlled...

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