The proposed piece of legislation targets evidence-oriented solutions that have demonstrated success in violence-plagued communities. These include programs that provide outreach to at-risk youth, counseling to vulnerable populations and interventions among repeat offenders.
A 2017 study prepared for the National Criminal Justice Reference Service analyzed community-based solutions targeting young people who were involved in gang or gun violence in Massachusetts. The analysis found that cities which received community-based solutions observed statistically significant$25 million of the annual grants would be designated for hospital-based intervention programs, where victims of gun violence are entered into a support network to reduce recidivism.
At the Democratic presidential debate in Westerville, Ohio, on Tuesday, Booker reiterated his emphasis on the scourge of urban gun violence as a platform agenda.
DEMS really do just like to spend without considering the costs! It's sad because it's they're way of calling the vulnerable and poor! Here chicky chicky chicky! Need leaders that TRULY care and are innovative! The country on brink of disaster. NEED moral and financial boundaries
What about Newark? What happened there?