A consortium of local and regional violence prevention leaders recently united to offer proven violence prevention strategies to residents of impacted neighborhoods throughout greater Los Angeles. The organizations, connected by their advocacy for criminal justice reform, held a press conference...

Dr. Aquil Basheer the founder and executive director of the Brotherhood Unified for Independent Leadership Through Discipline Program (BUILD). He is an expert on violence intermediation, public safety and hardcore gang intervention. In addition to leading BUILD, Dr. Basheer instructs and...

WASHINGTON — In Woodland Terrace, the sounds of children playing basketball and chimes from the ice cream truck gave Chauncey Anderson a little nostalgia. “This is my hood,” he said. Anderson visited his old Southeast Washington neighborhood to catch up...

Latino and African American leaders in the field of public safety announced the formation of the call Southern California / LA Peacekeeping Personnel Collective (SCLAPC). One of the group’s goals is to monitor every incident of police brutality and demand justice...

After two mass shootings in less than a week left 18 people dead in Colorado and Georgia, and amid a dramatic rise in community and domestic gun violence, Americans are again debating how to prevent future attacks. While history suggests...

A big announcement this week regarding a new first-of-its-kind association of community-based public safety and violence prevention programs. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined key leaders and organizations representing major U.S. cities on a Zoom...

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the City of Newark. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Mayor Ras Baraka joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and leading community safety experts on Thursday to...