A new community safety blueprint: how the federal government can address violence and harm through a public health approach

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Sebastian, T., Love, H., Washington, S., Barr, A., Rahman, I., Paradis, B., Perry, A., and Cook, S. (2022). A new community safety blueprint: How the federal government can address violence and harm through a public health approach. The Brookings Institution.

This report summarizes the evidence on a wide range of community safety policies that don't involve incarceration. The five categories of policy interventions addressed in the report include: 1) public health and prevention, 2) economic opportunity and housing security, 3) youth development and education, 4) built environment and community spaces, and 5) institutional transformation. The research in this report is essential reading for any reporter covering the causes of crime and the best ways to prevent it.