{"id":123127,"date":"2022-02-19T19:18:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T00:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=123127"},"modified":"2022-02-19T19:18:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T00:18:24","slug":"dc-gun-violence-study-confirms-the-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=123127","title":{"rendered":"DC Gun Violence Study Confirms the Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCaptain Obvious<\/em><\/p>\n

Most shootings in our nation\u2019s capitol involve a small number of violent criminals, study shows. Our tax dollars at work.<\/p>\n

A Majority Of D.C.\u2019s Gun Violence Is Driven By Small Number Of People, Says A New Study<\/h3>\n

“Their violence is predictable and therefore it is preventable,” it says.<\/em>
\nJenny Gathright<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every year, about 500 identifiable people in D.C. drive as much as 70% of the city\u2019s gun violence, according to a new report commissioned by the city.<\/p>\n

The study was authored by the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, which has been working with the District to come up with a strategic plan for reducing gun violence. It found that a relatively small group of people \u2014 likely as little as 200 people at any one point in time \u2014 are driving a majority of homicides and shootings in the city. And the study echoes an argument that community leaders in the neighborhoods most affected by violence have long put forward: If the government and community groups can come together to reach those high-risk people, invest in them, and make intensive intervention efforts, the city can reduce homicides and help save lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Washington, D.C., most gun violence is very tightly concentrated on a small number of very high risk young Black male adults that have a shared set of common risk factors,\u201d says David Muhammad, the executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. \u201cThis very small number of high risk individuals are identifiable. Their violence is predictable and therefore it is preventable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

DCIst<\/a><\/p>\n

Why do I think \u201cintensive intervention efforts\u201d does not involve locking the criminals up for well deserved lengthy prison sentences?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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