Papachristos and Sierra-Arévalo on Reducing Gun Violence in New Haven
April 27, 2016
Andrew Papachristos and Michael Sierra-Arévalo led a pilot project in New Haven that aimed to reduce group member involved shootings and homicides. Their study recently published in the journal Crime and Delinquency found that Project Longevity — an initiative made up of community members and law enforcement – using a combination of broader social services and focused policing to stem violence, resulted in a reduction of nearly five shootings a month in the city of New Haven.