May 2025
On My OHM™: A Reset for Real Ones
Projects
Kheperah Kearse, Chief Wellness Officer at LIFE Camp, Inc., penned a resource for CVI leaders focused on self-regulation and wellness practices.
Projects
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.
Reimagining Justice at Justice: Investing in Communities as Co-Producers of Public Safety
Research by the University of Chicago Crime Lab on community investment as a strategy for promoting public safety is highlighted in this paper published by The Square One Project.
Latest Updates
How Treating Teens’ Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago
The Tradeoffs Podcast highlights the Crime Lab’s study of Choose to Change, a program that pairs cognitive behavioral therapy with wraparound supports to engage young people who are increasingly disconnected from school and often exposed to high levels of trauma – with the goal of keeping them safe and helping them thrive.
Major Public Safety Associations Participate in Congressional Briefing on Law Enforcement Training Priorities During National Police Week
Alumni of the Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) participated in a bipartisan briefing as part of National Police Week, focusing on key law enforcement training priorities.
Book Review: What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime
Malcolm Gladwell pens a review of “Unforgiving Places,” a new book by Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig, that reflects on how the book “challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.”
