Jun 2024
United States Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence in America
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a landmark advisory declaring firearm violence in America to be a public health crisis with devastating and far-reaching consequences for the nation’s health and well-being.
For over 15 years, the University of Chicago Crime Lab has designed and scaled data-driven innovations to reduce gun violence, and we deeply appreciate the Surgeon General’s focus on this urgent public health challenge.
Watch Dr. Murthy’s video message and read the full advisory to learn more.
2024 Video: Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) Inaugural Cohort
Watch our latest video about the inaugural cohort of the CVILA.
Community Safety Leadership Academies: Brief
Learn more about our Community Safety Leadership Academies.
Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees
View the members of the PLA’s advisory and research committees.
Letter to Gun Violence Commission
The Crime Lab and professors around the country sent a letter to then Vice President Biden and the Gun Violence Commission.
Latest Updates
Crime Lab Spearheads a National Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence and Increase Fairness in Policing
In this piece, Roseanna Ander, Jens Ludwig, and Dr. Chico Tillmon speak on the Community Safety Leadership Academies, the most robust public safety leadership and management training programs ever offered in the United States.
University of Chicago Policing Leadership Academy Hosts Second Cohort of Rising Police Leaders from 35 Departments Across the Globe
The University of Chicago Policing Leadership Academy welcomes its second cohort, featuring 35 global police leaders in this press release.
VP Kamala Harris Acknowledges Historic Graduation of UChicago’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy’s Inaugural Cohort at White House Ceremony
VP Kamala Harris Recognizes End of Community Violence Awareness Week and Acknowledges the Historic Graduation of Pioneering CVI Leadership Academy’s Inaugural Cohort at White House Ceremony.
Community violence intervention (CVI) leaders from 21 cities will now leverage lessons of six-month education program to prevent and reduce gun violence and save lives.
Newly formed White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention hosts graduation event, highlights Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in CVI.
