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An oft-tried plan to curb violent crime in Baltimore resurfaces. City leaders say better leadership will bring better results.

“They are also sincere about engaging the community in the strategy building process and ensuring that social services will be available to high-risk people,” PROFESSOR ANTHONY BRAGA, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

PayPal funds academic research on illegal firearms transactions

The research will be led by Dr. Anthony Braga, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern and an expert on the subject of gun violence and reducing illegal access to firearms.

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Can neighborhood outreach reduce inner-city gun violence in the U.S.?

Wood and Papachristos’ results also highlight the huge financial impact of even modest reductions in gun violence, says criminologist Anthony Braga of Northeastern University in Boston.

The complicated legacy of ‘broken windows’ policing

As for the connection between broken-windows policing and reduced crime rates, the evidence is “very mixed,” says Anthony Braga, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, who worked closely with Kelling.

Northeastern researchers team up with PayPal to tackle illegal firearm transactions

In an effort to stem the epidemic of firearm-related violence, Northeastern professor Anthony Braga will lead a newly formed research team designed to evaluate how firearms are bought and sold on the black market, and what types of payment methods are used to finance them.

Northeastern professor taking a ‘fresh look’ at state of gang activity in Boston

Anthony Braga, a criminologist at Northeastern University, is leading a research project to identify the number of gang members in Boston, which neighborhoods they occupy, and the alliances and conflicts that have emerged between gangs in the city. He will also analyze how effective police and community programs have been at reducing gang violence.

Boston police to expand use of body cameras after Northeastern report shows they boost trust, lead to fairer trials

Police body cameras increase public confidence, de-escalate citizen-police encounters, and improve confidence in the courts, according to Northeastern’s analysis of the use of body cameras by the Boston Police Department. The city has decided to expand the program this year by more than doubling the number of officers who use the cameras.

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