Apr 2025

Video: The CVI Leadership Academy’s Third Cohort

This video features insights from the third cohort of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy, a violence reduction program created to enhance the leadership and management skills of senior CVI leaders, enabling them to effectively run community-based organizations.

This video showcases academy alumni as they share the important lessons and skills they plan to bring back to their communities.

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On My OHM™: A Reset for Real Ones

May 2025

Kheperah Kearse, Chief Wellness Officer at LIFE Camp, Inc., penned a resource for CVI leaders focused on self-regulation and wellness practices.

Video: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois visits the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy
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Video: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois visits the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy

Mar 2025

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Illinois) visited with the third cohort of the CVI Leadership Academy to discuss opportunities to invest in CVI at the state and local level.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Criminal Offending Examining the Efficacy and Potential Impact
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Criminal Offending Examining the Efficacy and Potential Impact

Oct 2024

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
Webinar

Webinar: Untapped Levers for Reducing Gun Violence – The Impact of Behavioral Science Programs

Oct 2024

Learn more about our study of Choose to Change® and other behavioral science interventions.

Latest Updates

The federal help Chicago really needs
Op-Ed
Crain's Chicago Business
Aug 2025

The federal help Chicago really needs

The Policing Leadership Academy’s Meredith Stricker and Kenneth Corey penned an op-ed discussing the recent spotlight on crime in the U.S. and the academy’s focus on building the capacity of police commanders managing jurisdictions with the highest rates of violence.

Trump says he’ll expand his focus on crimes to other Democratic-led cities
Media Mention
NPR
Aug 2025

Trump says he’ll expand his focus on crimes to other Democratic-led cities

Mariah Woelfel for NPR and WBEZ Chicago speaks to the Crime Lab’s Kim Smith about the notable drop in violent crime in Chicago so far in 2025 and the strategies in place to prevent violence in communities.

The Politics of Crime Are Perilous for Left and Right Alike
Media Mention
New York Times
Aug 2025

The Politics of Crime Are Perilous for Left and Right Alike

The New York Times’ Shaila Dewan speaks with Crime Lab Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig about the politics of crime in the U.S.