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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CVI Leadership Academy: Application Information Session
Presentation

CVI Leadership Academy: Application Information Session

Sep 2025

View and download materials from the CVI Leadership Academy’s application information session.

On My OHM™: A Reset for Real Ones
Other

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
Video

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
Brief

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.

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The Alumni Dispatch: How CVILA Alumni are Shaping Policy, Practice, and Narrative
Q&A
UChicago Crime Lab
Sep 2025

The Alumni Dispatch: How CVILA Alumni are Shaping Policy, Practice, and Narrative

Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) Program Managers Alesisia Cobb and Heather Bland sat down with alumni DeVita Briscoe from Seattle, WA and Nikesha Tilton from Selma, AL to discuss the progress of their capstone projects, their evolving leadership roles, and the systemic changes they’re pushing forward in their cities and states.

Shaping the Future of Policing Through Commander Training
Podcast
Brooks Bawden Moore Blog
Sep 2025

Shaping the Future of Policing Through Commander Training

Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Executive Director Meredith Stricker and Director of Outreach and Engagement Kenneth Corey join the Brooks Bawden Moore, LLC podcast to discuss the academy’s focus on commanders and helping departments across the country reduce violence and strengthen public safety.

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.