Chicago Was a Pioneer in Violence Interruption. Cities Across the Country Are Now Evolving the Approach
February 17, 2025
Attempts to break the chain of violence have been around as long as violence itself – that is to say, just about forever. But over the last quarter century, those efforts have been formalized, quantified and studied in a way that hadn’t been seen before, driven by a set of best practices adaptable to different communities and a mindset that violence should be treated like a public health problem.