Feb 2024
Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy Week in Washington, D.C.
Projects
View highlights from the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy’s week in Washington, D.C. in February 2024 including capstone presentations, meeting with policymakers, and the graduation event at the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Projects
On My OHM™: A Reset for Real Ones
Kheperah Kearse, Chief Wellness Officer at LIFE Camp, Inc., penned a resource for CVI leaders focused on self-regulation and wellness practices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Criminal Offending Examining the Efficacy and Potential Impact
In this issue brief, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research covers several Crime Lab evaluations of CBT interventions.

Webinar: Untapped Levers for Reducing Gun Violence – The Impact of Behavioral Science Programs
Learn more about our study of Choose to Change® and other behavioral science interventions.

CVI Leadership Academy: Application Information Session
View the presentation and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the CVI Leadership Academy information session held on August 14, 2024.
Latest Updates
Overview of the City of Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard
The Crime Lab will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 4th that will explore the City of Chicago’s Violence Reduction Dashboard—a publicly available tool launched to support efforts to reduce gun violence through transparent, real-time data.
The Alumni Dispatch: Leveling Up with the CVILA
Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) Program Manager Alesisia Cobb sat down with alumni DuJuan “Zoe” Kennedy (Cohort 1), Tracie Campbell (Cohort 2), and Rahaman Kilpatrick (Cohort 3) to discuss the ways their CVILA experience has contributed to their professional growth.

We’ve Been Thinking About Gun Violence All Wrong
Jens Ludwig, Crime Lab Pritzker Director and author of “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence,” pens an op-ed for TIME Magazine arguing that the root cause of gun violence is not what we think it is — rather than a deliberate, rational act, most shootings start with arguments that escalate and end in tragedy because someone has a gun.
