David Kennedy, creator of one of the world's most effective homicide reduction programs
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The criminologist is one of the creators of the focused deterrence strategy against violent groups.
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Tue, 10/18/2022 - 16:10
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How can we solve the problems associated with violent groups, such as the sale of illegal weapons or the prevalence armed violence in communities? Criminologist David M. Kennedy answers this question in this exclusive interview.

Kennedy developed Operation Cease Fire in Boston, USA, with other colleagues, which targeted gang violence in the city and gave rise to Focussed Deterrence, one of the most important evidence-based crime-fighting strategies of our time.

In this conversation, he explains what lies behind the deterrence strategy, how this successful intervention can be applied in different contexts, and how sometimes mothers can have more influence than the law.

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