Opinion: Do we need to rethink how we evaluate gun violence prevention programs? Northwestern professor Andrew Papachristos argues the focus on randomized trials may undermine community intervention efforts just as cities expand funding. undark.org/2025/01/13/res…

Stopping gun violence may seem like an unsolvable problem—but Prof. Andrew Papachristos is determined to help save lives. Through his world-renowned application of network science, he and his team at Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science are working to make communities safer. spr.ly/6011xBPNT

Andrew Papachristos Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern “The most common misconception about community gun violence is that it’s random ... we actually know, with some of our science, where and when it’s going to happen.” Learn more about Papachristos and his work in Northwestern Magazine: spr.ly/6011xBPNT

"What’s been built isn’t just programming but potentially the connective tissue of a new public safety paradigm. Whereas police departments handle law enforcement, CVI organizations can serve as core community resources, often accessing spaces and networks that police can’t—and

Tools to help save lives from gun violence: Prof. Andrew Papachristos and his Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern team at Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science use network science—and partner with local organizations—to make our streets safer. 🏙️

Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science Learn more about how Andrew Papachristos' research is helping keep communities safe in Northwestern Magazine: spr.ly/6015xrWUx

How should we evaluate gun violence prevention programs? In Undark Magazine, Andrew Papachristos argues that prioritizing randomized trials could hinder potentially life-saving community-based interventions. spr.ly/6015xcyhl

At Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science, Andrew Papachristos and his team are working with community and civic partners to reduce gun violence and improve the health and safety of neighborhoods. Watch the video to learn more: spr.ly/6014IE7CG

"Today, roughly 2,000 individuals, many with justice-involved backgrounds, are employed doing work only they can do — tapping into the trust and respect they have with people caught up in the streets to make their communities safer." IL state legislators Justin Slaughter and

Tune in tonight for the launch of Firsthand: Peacekeepers. Several of our longtime #CVI community partners are highlighted doing incredible work to disrupt cycles of violence across #Chicago. #FIRSTHANDwttw

"Each short film in the streaming “Firsthand: Peacekeepers” series highlights the efforts of a Chicagoan who aims to calm disputes on the city’s streets." #NowReading '5 people working to prevent Chicago violence profiled in WTTW docs' chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/…

Last week leaders from Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), ilpeaceproject, Chicago CRED , Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science and other community violence intervention (CVI) organizations from across the country gathered together for the CVI Narrative Change Workshop put on by The HAVI!

'The Peacekeepers Program aims to ... reduce group-related conflicts among those at highest risk for gun violence involvement.' #NowReading 'New @cornersresearch Report Highlights Impact of Illinois’ Peacekeeper Program' metropolitanpeaceinitiatives.org/new-corners-re…

Community violence intervention (CVI) is “making a big contribution to public safety in Chicago,” Andrew Papachristos told WBEZ about research by Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showing shootings dropped in parts of the city where anti-violence workers mediate conflicts. “The fact that people are

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Most street outreach workers, who stop gun violence before it starts, don’t earn enough to meet their needs, Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science's Soledad Adrianzén McGrath & Andrew Papachristos write in South Side Weekly. In Illinois, the Home for Good bill aims to fix that. spr.ly/6012Nf5Pq

Gun violence isn’t random—it spreads through communities like a virus. On this National Gun Violence Awareness Day, discover how Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science applies network science and partners with community violence intervention organizations to make neighborhoods safer.