Community Safety

"The tactical thing wasn't working"

Sam Dolgin-Gardner, Feb 6, 2013

At a summit in Newark, N.J., experts on crime prevention, community organizations, Greater Newark LISC and police sat down and talked about a new era in fighting local crime.

Public safety in numbers

Jacqueline Samuel, Oct 21, 2012

In South Chicago, a local organizer explains that when violence threatens to take over a community, it takes the whole community to fight back.

Removing trouble spots

Elizabeth Duffrin, Jul 9, 2012

Neighborhoods in Houston are using safety audits to bring in partners and resources to improve the community in all sorts of ways.

In Houston, neighbors, cops put heads together

Elizabeth Duffrin, Jul 2, 2012

In Houston's Independence Heights neighborhood, residents have become the eyes-on-the-street, working with police to keep criminal activity at bay. Here's how they do it.

Community development that fights crime

Elizabeth Duffrin, Apr 9, 2012

Seven tips on how to improve community safety, gleaned from police and community partners in two tough neighborhoods in Boston and Philadelphia.

Reducing crime with childcare: An innovative approach in Cypress Hills

Julia Ryan, Feb 20, 2012

A new public safety program uses the unique role of local childcare facilities to communicate with families and build relationships with the police.

Research Round Up: Taking Lessons from Medicine

Reviewed by Richard Mertens, Dec 12, 2011

Two researchers argue that violence prevention efforts could become more effective if there were more research into violence prevention and greater effort to apply that research.

'Eyes on the street' in Providence

By Pamela Thomas, Dec 5, 2011

In the West End neighborhood of Providence, RI, new security cameras might just help local merchants prosper and encourage area residents to be more physically active.

Not in our town

By Pearl M. Jones, Sep 19, 2011

"Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness" is a new PBS documentary that tells the story of residents of a Long Island village taking action after a local immigrant was killed in a hate crime attack.

A Natural Connection: The Role of Public Safety in Community Development

by Julia Ryan, Jul 20, 2011

Across the country, local organizations are working with police to incorporate public safety into the mix of issues addressed in a comprehensive community development initiative -- with good results.

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