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- Title
The Art and Science of Urban Gun Violence Reduction: Evidence from the Advance Peace Program in Sacramento, California.
- Authors
Corburn, Jason; Nidam, Yael; Fukutome-Lopez, Amanda
- Abstract
Urban gun violence is a critical human health and social justice issue. Strategies to reduce urban gun violence are increasingly being taken out of the domain of police and into community-based programs. One such community-driven gun violence reduction program analyzed here is called Advance Peace. Advance Peace (AP) uses street outreach workers as violence interrupters and adult mentors to support the decision making and life chances of those at the center of urban gun violence. We reported on the impact Advance Peace had on gun violence and program participants in the City of Sacramento, California, from 2018–2019. Using an interrupted time series model, we attributed a gun violence reduction of 18% city wide and up to 29% in one of the AP target neighborhoods from the intervention. We also found that of the 50 participants in the Advance Peace Sacramento program 98% were alive, 90% did not have a new gun charge or arrest, 84% reported an improved outlook on life, all received cognitive behavioral therapy, and 98% reported that their AP outreach worker was one of the most important adults in their life. Advance Peace is a viable community-driven, urban gun violence, and healing-focused program.
- Subjects
SACRAMENTO (Calif.); SHOOTINGS (Crime); URBAN violence; COGNITIVE therapy; COMMUNITY-based programs; SOCIAL justice; STREET children
- Publication
Urban Science, 2022, Vol 6, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
2413-8851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/urbansci6010006