Feb 2024

2024 Video: Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) Inaugural Cohort

Roseanna Ander Alesisia Cobb Jens Ludwig Kim Smith Chico Tillmon

Watch our latest video about the inaugural cohort of the CVILA.

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We can do more to stop gun violence, with more support for community intervention
Op-Ed
Chicago Sun Times
Sep 2024

We can do more to stop gun violence, with more support for community intervention

In a commentary published by the Chicago Sun-Times, Vaughn Bryant and Paul Carrillo cite Crime Lab data showing that each dollar invested into community violence intervention programs provides between $4 and $20 of social good in return.

Cities are increasingly embracing violence interventions programs to control deadly violence
Media Mention
Route Fifty
Sep 2024

Cities are increasingly embracing violence interventions programs to control deadly violence

Route Fifty covers the Crime Lab’s evaluation of READI Chicago – a violence intervention initiative that provides those most at risk of gun violence with supported job and cognitive-behavioral programming.

How Chicagoans are tackling gun violence
Podcast
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons
Aug 2024

How Chicagoans are tackling gun violence

Kim Smith, Director of Programs at the University of Chicago Crime Lab joins WBEZ’s Reset podcast with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss solutions to gun violence.