Cure Violence Program (Chicago)
Solution types
Cure Violence
Problems addressed
Homicides
Armed violence
Effectiveness

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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 “Cure Violence” program (formerly known as “CeaseFire-Chicago”), a gun violence prevention program managed by the Chicago Violence Prevention Project. The intervention is carried out by trained professionals who act as interveners in situations of violence through public education campaigns and community mobilization to reduce shootings and murders.

Activities are organized into five components, targeting both the community and those at greatest risk of engaging in this type of violence, and include community mobilization and police involvement.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed significant reductions in shootings, homicides and armed attacks in revenge or “score-settling” dynamics resulting in deaths. No significant effect on gun violence or gang-related homicides was observed. The study used a quasi-experimental design based on time series analysis, hot spot mapping and a network analysis [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Skogan, W. G., Hartnett, S. M., Bump, N. & Dubois, J. (2008). Evaluation of CeaseFire-Chicago. U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/227181.pdf

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