In this summary of a unique conference on urban violence, mayors, police chiefs, local, state, and federal agency experts, and researchers provide a wealth of practical ideas to combat violence in urban America. This book will be a valuable guide to concerned community residents as well as local officials in designing new approaches to the violence that afflicts America's cities.
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- VIOLENCE IN URBAN AMERICA
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Assumptions and Objectives
- 3 Tactics
- Objective 1: Promote a more effective criminal justice response to violence.
- Improving Emergency Response
- Overcoming Fear of Cooperation with Criminal Justice Authorities
- Expanding Intermediate Sanctions and Postincarceration Aftercare
- Making Traditional Responses More Effective
- Extending Court Hours
- Increasing the Number of Police Officers
- Broadening Access to Juvenile Records
- Creating Boot Camps
- Targeting Gang Leaders
- Initiating Community Meetings
- Finding and Fixing Violence Hot Spots
- Reclaiming Public Spaces
- Adopting Community Policing
- OBJECTIVE 3: REDUCE VIOLENCE HAZARDS IN COMMUNITIES.
- Controlling Firearms
- Reducing Violent Gun Uses
- Reallocating Guns Away from Juveniles
- Reducing the Number of Guns
- Reducing the Lethality of Guns
- Reducing Alcohol Abuse
- Interrupting Illegal Drug Markets
- Reducing Other Violence Hazards
- Expanding Secure Emergency Shelters for the Homeless
- Scattering Public and Assisted Housing
- Building Safety and Livability in the Design of Public, Commercial, and Residential Buildings
- Finding and Fixing Open Spaces that Present Hazards for Violence
- Setting Up a Demonstration Alternative Dispute Resolution Center Such
- Creating an Interagency Violent Death Review Board
- Teaching First Aid to Youths
- Objective 4: Strengthen supports for children and their families.
- Creating Family Resource Centers
- Reorienting Child Welfare Services
- Creating Full-Service Schools
- Developing Other Community Services
- Objective 5: Reduce violence in the home, which is both a problem initself and contributes to violen ...
- Objective 6: Rebuild human and financial capital in communities weakened by violence.
- Increasing Human Capital
- Linking Individuals to Opportunities
- Increasing Financial Capital in Minority Neighborhoods
- Objective 7: Promote a prosocial, less violent culture.
- Using the "Bully Pulpit"
- Increasing Sensitivity to Negative Stereotypes
- Enlisting Celebrities in Antiviolence Campaigns
- Publicizing Successes
- 4 Organizational Issues
- THE COST OF CONTROLLING VIOLENCE
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
- NEW INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Providing Nonfinancial Assistance to Local Governments
- Providing Flexible Financial Assistance to Local Governments
- Waiving Categorical Requirements
- Establishing City Desks
- Integrating Services
- Borrowing from Other Delivery Systems
- Bringing About Solutions
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX A Violence in Cornet: A Case Study
- PART A: THE PROBLEM
- A. THE MURDER OF ANITA WOODS
- B. A WEEKEND OF VIOLENCE AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE
- Six Slain in Weekend Murders Victims Include 3-Year-Old
- C. THE VIEW FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 1. The Office of Data Analysis
- 2. Investigating the Murder of Anita Woods
- D. THE VIEW FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- E. A COMMUNITY MEETING IN POPLAR HILLS
- APPENDIX B Summaries of Conclusions Recent Studies
- UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE
- UNDERSTANDING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- LOSING GENERATIONS: ADOLESCENTS IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS
- INNER-CITY LIFE: CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIOLENCE
- REFERENCES
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