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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation hosted a civil rights town hall as part of its 47th annual legislative conference. Several Congressional Black Caucus members spoke, including…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “What is the best way to reduce gang violence in this country?” The question was related to a bill that passed…

Vice President Mike Pence told the Justice Department’s National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety that the MS-13 gang was being decimated and sent to prison.

Tom Manger, police chief of Montgomery County, Maryland Police Department, talked about a meeting earlier in the week with officials from several major cities about the rise in violence…

Jill Leovy, author of Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America, talked about her book and responded to viewer calls. She was interviewed at the 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books…

Youth leaders talked about their efforts to engage with young people in broader violence prevention programs. The leaders came from cities around the country, including from Baltimore, Cleveland,…

Ruben Castaneda, S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C.; Sam Quinones, Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic; Barry Siegel, Manifest Injustice: The True Story of a…

Luis Rodriguez talked about his life and career. Mr. Rodriguez is a former gang member turned author, poet, community activist, and political candidate. He responded to viewer calls, emails, and…

Panelists talked about organized crime as a national security threat, including the effects of organized crime on the security of New York City, and what should be done about it. This event took…

Authors talked about their books about Chicago in 1919 and 1947 with Chicago Tribune literary editor Elizabeth Taylor. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Gary Krist is the…

Panelists discussed the various components and benefits of the proposed Youth PROMISE Act. They focused of efforts to reduce crime in communities, law enforcement, poverty, and the juvenile…

Civil rights attorney Connie Rice recounts her life and legal career. Ms. Rice, the second cousin of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, recalls her upbringing and education as well as…

David Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control, recounts the development and execution of his plan to curb inner-city violence in Boston in the 1990s. Mr. Kennedy’s proposal, dubbed…

Dr. Rich presents several portraits of young black men trying to get out of their violent inner cities lives and the challenges posed by socio-economic factors. The author is joined at an…

Michael Lerner talked about his book Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City, published by Harvard University Press. The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ushered in the era of Prohibition in…

Sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh talked about his book Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets. While a graduate student in Chicago, Sudhir Venkatesh spent seven years…

During the Democratic National Convention, mayors and other urban officials called on the 2008 presidential campaigns to focus on crime in America and the challenges of urban/metropolitan…

The National Urban League released their annual “State of Black America” report. Former Mayor Marc Morial talked about statistics that show disparities between blacks and whites across five…

Sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh talked about his book, Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets, which was published the previous week by Penguin Press. In the book he…

Members of Congress and several mayors discussed the topic, “Crime in the Cities: America’s Mayors Fight Back.” Topics included murders, crime statistics, police departments, and gun…