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The league is one of many programs that have been created or expanded in recent months as Milwaukee received $12.65 million in federal pandemic aid that’s aimed at violence prevention. And a ...
From left to right, Officer Schlei, Officer McCoy, Sgt. Howard, middle, Bushraarah Mann with the Office of Violence Prevention Milwaukee Promise Keepers and Officer Perkins share a moment during ...
The 18-month program, announced Tuesday, will include two cohorts of 20 high-risk youths between the ages of 14 to 24.
Violence-Free Zones, or Violence-Free Zone Initiatives, are community-based interventions for gang members and youth.Zones attempt to stem violence by providing mentorship, guidance, social development, job training and an effective environment for learning, among other tools, to help gang members and at-risk youth break free and become successful in life, crime-free and violence-free. [1]
In the United States, the war on gangs is a national movement to reduce gang-related activity, gang violence, and gang drug involvement on the local, state, and federal level. The war on gangs is a multi-lateral approach, as federal agencies seek to disrupt the cycle of violence through intervention with state police and social workers .
With a crew of former gang members he conducted a multi-year re-study of Milwaukee gangs, which led to a second edition of People & Folks. In the first edition, Hagedorn predicted that if jobs were not created Milwaukee’s gangs would entrench in the illegal economy. This prediction, unfortunately, was supported by his subsequent research.
A new evidence-based gun violence prevention program was unveiled in Milwaukee County on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Vinik has spent two decades in the gun violence prevention movement and is the founder of Project Unloaded. In January 2022, the group launched its social media campaign, called Safer Not Using ...