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December 27, 2024
Massachusetts sheriff introduces training to help corrections officers manage stress
While regular people experience stress from traffic jams or arguments, the men and women who serve in law enforcement experience stress on a different level every day. Now, the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department is using a new training aimed at helping incoming corrections officers regulate their emotions and stress.
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October 2, 2024
Holyoke Roca moves to Race St., cites positive results for many high-risk city youth
Dalton Stoddard grew up in Holyoke, went to jail and came home, but was struggling, he said. That’s when Holyoke’s Roca outreach specialist Taj Mullins happened to reach out. For over six years, Roca Holyoke has worked with high-risk young people like Stoddard to confront the too-often repeated cycle of trauma and violence.
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September 29, 2024
‘This is not luck. This is a systemic approach’: These major US cities are trying to curb violent crime — and it’s working
Before he was the mayor, Brandon Scott was a regular at a barbershop here just steps from an intersection long notorious for illegal drugs.
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September 20, 2024
A KEY PIECE
Chris Spruill knows both the danger and pull of a nearby street corner in his East Baltimore neighborhood.
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September 10, 2024
Chelsea program focuses on protecting young mothers from violence
For more than three decades, the nonprofit Roca has tackled youth violence in the Chelsea area and beyond.
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September 8, 2024
How Boston became the safest big city in America
In the basement of Charles Street AME, a church in Roxbury, a historically black neighbourhood in Boston..
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August 22, 2024
The Rise of the New Roca
Full-scale renovation project will transform its national headquarters in Chelsea.
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May 7, 2024
Once convicted of murder, Nike executive brings message of hope to Boston
Larry Miller — a soft-spoken, self-assured man in his 70s — doesn’t seem like someone who could have written the book on redemption…
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April 15, 2024
Second Chance Month: Centering Lived Experience in Violence Intervention
We created a non-clinical cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) curriculum that was designed to be taught by frontline workers…
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March 21, 2024
In remarkable start to 2024, Boston has had only 2 homicides this year
Shootings down 64% as city enjoys extraordinarily calm months.
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March 7, 2024
Discussion held on how violence impacts young mothers and children
On Thursday, Western Mass News got a rare glimpse into the lives of young mothers who are trying to protect themselves and their children.
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March 1, 2024
Turning tragedy into ‘a blessing’: Roca helps Baltimore’s young shooting survivors
He remembers the gun pointed at his face, close enough to tell it was a .40 caliber, then turning to run past his house.
“Call my mother,” he said to his sister, who was at the screen door, as he ran by.
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February 28, 2024
What DC could learn from Baltimore’s crime reduction approach
Baltimore saw historic decline in homicides in 2023 while DC saw historic spike.
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February 1, 2024
How two organizations in Lynn are working to support youth
Nonprofits LifeScene and Roca Inc. help kids focus on their futures, build skills and where necessary, avoid the cycle of violence. Representatives from the organizations join Radio Boston to discuss their work and the impact it is having right now.
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