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Sarah Rand
Director of Public Affairs
Policing Leadership Academy Graduation of Third Cohort
The Crime Lab hosted the graduation of the third cohort of the PLA, the only police management and leadership training program in the country specifically designed to increase safety and fairness in America’s most violent neighborhoods.
Improving storytelling through data
Learn more about Alivia’s experience in the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy.
Untapped Levers for Reducing Gun Violence: The Impact of Behavioral Science Programs
We hosted a webinar that explored the latest findings on behavioral science interventions and their effectiveness in reducing gun violence.
What new tactic Knoxville police and city officials say helped reduce shootings in 2024
The Knoxville News Sentinel’s Myron Thompson cites a Crime Lab study showing that streets with more lighting see a decline in crime.
Chicago violence: City sees fewer than 600 murders in 2024 for 1st time since 2019; shootings, carjackings also down
ABC 7’s Craig Wall covers the Crime Lab’s year-end analysis of crime trends in Chicago showing that despite encouraging signs of progress, Black Chicagoans are still 20 times more likely than their white counterparts to be killed by a gun or to be a victim of a homicide.
Maintaining violent crime decline is Chicago’s evergreen resolution
The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board provides commentary on the promising declines in violence from the Crime Lab’s end-of-year analysis and the need for continued support for successful violence prevention programs.
Violent crime is declining in Chicago, but crime prevention funds are too
WBEZ’s David Struett covers the Crime Lab’s latest analysis of end-of-year Chicago crime trends showing declines in violent crime.
A glimmer of good news in UChicago Crime Lab’s latest gun violence report
Gun violence remains an enormous challenge in Chicago — as it is in many big cities — but a new report released this week from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab indicates Chicago is experiencing a slight dropoff in gun-related crime.
CPD chief graduates Crime Lab academy
The Hamilton County Herald covers Chattanooga Police Department Chief John Chambers’ graduation from the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy (PLA), an education program dedicated to reducing violent crime and improving police effectiveness.
Canceled by Tarrant County, this advocacy program remakes itself to still help at-risk kids
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram cites a policy brief from the Crime Lab which shows that two years after going through Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) programming, youth are 39 percent less likely to have been arrested for a violent crime than youth who did not go through the program.
Strides for Peace Expo Inspires Chicago to Unite Against Gun Violence
Strides for Peace executive director Joel Hamernick cited Crime Lab research during the Second Annual Strides for Peace Gun Violence Prevention Expo showing that students who transfer schools twice during high school are 80% more likely to become involved in gun violence.
Chattanooga Police Chief John Chambers Completes University Of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy
Chattanooga Police Department Chief John Chambers graduated from the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy, an education program dedicated to reducing violent crime and improving police effectiveness.
Birmingham PD part of leadership training study designed to reduce violent crime
WBRC 6 News covers Birmingham Police Department Captain Michael Sellers’ graduation from the Policing Leadership Academy (PLA), the first officer from Alabama to participate in the program.
