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  • Everyone's a victim

    January 10, 2019 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder

    Having your identity stolen, especially a social security number, is frightening and can have far reaching consequences for everyone involved; while some of the people who commit identity theft have malicious intents, some are undocumented people who are seeking work to make a living. A new program in Boulder, Colorado is using restorative justice practices to help mediate between and humanize the two parties and, hopefully, minimize long-term consequences for those in a tight spot.

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  • Who's protecting the Internet? Five guys at a nonprofit

    January 10, 2019 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States

    By collecting and sharing its data on Internet scams and phishing attacks, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a cyber security nonprofit, acts like a clearinghouse for records. The APWG brings together other international partners, such as companies, universities, governments, and other nonprofits to use its data to develop new strategies to product Internet users against malware and phishing attacks.

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  • How Wilmington police are tackling gun violence in a city once labeled 'Murder Town'

    January 09, 2019 |

    The News Journal (Delaware Online) |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    When faced with a sharp increase in gun violence in 2017, Wilmington police shifted their approach to data-driven, community-oriented, and trust-building methodologies. Using data to anticipate and understand crime trends and patterns, coupled with building neighborhood relationships, this multi-pronged approach gives Wilmington police the opportunity to change the city’s culture and history of violence.

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  • How Dutch Transit Agencies Fend Off Fare Evaders

    January 08, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    Dutch public transportations are trying some innovative techniques to cut down on fare-evaders, emphasizing that consequences for those evading fares should not just impose fines but convince them to become ticket buyers. Other strategies include barring access to stations themselves without tickets and including a card pre-loaded with 10 rides when a person is penalized for fare-evading.

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  • How Vancouver is saving addicts' lives

    January 08, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Rather than treat opioid users like criminals, Vancouver has deemed it a public health crisis. The city, especially its downtown east side, witnessed 1,500 deaths in just one year from opioid use. Its approach is unique and multi-pronged – making Narcan, an overdose antidote, available to everyone, opening safe injection sites, and having a police presence – without arrests – on blocks where using remains high.

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  • Interruption: A fix for Flint's gun violence

    January 05, 2019 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Across the country, mental health professionals, city officials, and community leaders have been developing grassroots responses to curb gun violence. From mediation to education, a driving factor behind these efforts has been prevention. As Flint, Michigan witnesses a striking increase in violent crime, they look to these responses as possible interventions for their own community.

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  • Chicago murder rate drops for second year in a row

    January 01, 2019 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Data-driven policing, higher rates of gun seizures, increased hiring and a focus on improving community trust have positively impacted Chicago police. For second year in a row, the city saw a drop in murder rates, shootings, robberies, burglaries and carjackings.

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  • A night with Philly's ‘violence interrupters' teams as they offer services to curb bloodshed

    December 31, 2018 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, where the homicide rate recently hit a ten-year high, teams known as violence interrupters are stepping in to employ crisis intervention in high-risk areas. By using several different tactics including social media monitoring and embedding in neighborhoods, the program partners with communities rather than intruding which fosters better trust and leads to more positive results.

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  • How a Tech Geek Is Using Machine Learning to Hold Human Rights Abusers Accountable

    December 28, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Patrick Ball, cofounder of the nonprofit Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG), has helped use quantitative data to put numbers behind things that were before unprovable — i.e. the difference between genocide and random violence. Ball and HRDAG have analyzed existing data to come up with the "invisible" data, overlaying several sets of statistics with machine learning to come up with stats like the fact that you were eight times more likely to be killed by the army in the Ixil region in the early 1980s if you were indigenous. Ball also advises nine truth commissions, four UN commissions, and more.

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  • Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?

    December 16, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Eindhoven

    The city of Eindhoven is piloting a handful of experiments to reduce alcohol-induced violence. They include "sound cameras" that trigger when someone is yelling, to cameras that measure crowd density, both of which prompt police to go to the affected area to investigate. Although the algorithms aren't perfect and sometimes there are false alarms, the city is still pushing forward with the goal of making the streets safer for all.

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