Neighborhood interventions to reduce violence
Violence is a widespread problem that affects the physical, mental, and social health of
individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims …
individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims …
Effect of abandoned housing interventions on gun violence, perceptions of safety, and substance use in Black neighborhoods: a citywide cluster randomized trial
EC South, JM Macdonald, VW Tam… - JAMA internal …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Structural racism has resulted in long-standing disinvestment and dilapidated
environmental conditions in Black neighborhoods. Abandoned houses signal neglect and …
environmental conditions in Black neighborhoods. Abandoned houses signal neglect and …
The enduring impact of historical and structural racism on urban violence in Philadelphia
Public health approaches to crime and injury prevention are increasingly focused on the
physical places and environments where violence is concentrated. In this study, our aim is to …
physical places and environments where violence is concentrated. In this study, our aim is to …
City government as super-controller: A systematic review of non-police mechanisms that city governments can apply to reduce crime at hot spots
CG Shader, C Gill, X Zheng, B Carleton - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Place-based policing is effective, but the police do not have all the tools needed to solve
complex crime problems and certain policing strategies may increase the risk of disparate …
complex crime problems and certain policing strategies may increase the risk of disparate …
The impact of trauma systems on patient outcomes
Trauma is a pressing public health epidemic. In 2016 alone, trauma accounted for 29.2
million emergency department visits and 39.5 million physician office visits in the United …
million emergency department visits and 39.5 million physician office visits in the United …
Reducing crime through environmental design: Evidence from a randomized experiment of street lighting in New York City
Objectives This paper offers novel experimental evidence that violent crimes can be
successfully reduced by changing the situational environment that potential victims and …
successfully reduced by changing the situational environment that potential victims and …
Urban blight remediation as a cost-beneficial solution to firearm violence
Objectives. To determine if blight remediation of abandoned buildings and vacant lots can
be a cost-beneficial solution to firearm violence in US cities. Methods. We performed quasi …
be a cost-beneficial solution to firearm violence in US cities. Methods. We performed quasi …
Effects of greening and community reuse of vacant lots on crime
The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation initiated a 'Lots of
Green'programme to reuse vacant land in 2010. We performed a difference-in-differences …
Green'programme to reuse vacant land in 2010. We performed a difference-in-differences …
Association between structural housing repairs for low-income homeowners and neighborhood crime
Importance The root causes of violent crime in Black urban neighborhoods are structural,
including residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. Previous work suggests …
including residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. Previous work suggests …
Predictable policing: Measuring the crime control benefits of hotspots policing at bus stops
B Ariel, H Partridge - Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2017 - Springer
Objectives A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective
crime prevention strategy. In this paper, we present contradictory evidence of a backfiring …
crime prevention strategy. In this paper, we present contradictory evidence of a backfiring …