Indianapolis Violence Reduction Partnership (IVRP)
Axios
Policing
Problems addressed
Homicides
Implication in violent groups
Effectiveness

Promising

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Promising

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Life periods served
People of all ages
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a focused deterrence program to reduce armed violence associated with gangs and chronic, high-danger offenders.
The program consists of three stages:
1) Identification in the investigation phase to find details of homicide offenses;
2) Implementation through meetings with gang members and probationers, in which a message of deterrence is delivered reiterating that violence will not be tolerated, as well as the consequences associated with noncompliance with the law;
3) Dissemination of follow-up community outreach services, such as counseling, employment, housing, education, and vocational training.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies showed that the program led to a decrease in gang-related homicides and in the participation of 15-24-year-olds in this type of crime [1] [2] [3].

Bibliographic reference

[1] McGarrell, E. F., Chermak, S., Wilson, J. M., & Corsaro, N. (2006). Reducing homicide through a “lever‐pulling” strategy. Justice Quarterly, 23(02), 214-231.

[2] Corsaro, N., & McGarrell, E. F. (2009). Testing a promising homicide reduction strategy: Re-assessing the impact of the Indianapolis “pulling levers” intervention. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 5(1), 63-82.

[3] Corsaro, N., & McGarrell, E. F. (2010). Reducing homicide risk in Indianapolis between 1997 and 2000. Journal of Urban Health, 87(5), 851-864.

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