violence prevention
Intensive Small-Group Tutoring and Counseling Helps Struggling Students
In partnership with UEI, the affiliated UChicago Urban Education Lab prepares to dramatically expand a successful mentoring and violence reduction program in Chicago.
Editorial: One year after Newtown, adding more police officers won't prevent school violence
An editorial reviews the public policy response to school violence, citing UChicago CCSR research indicating high-quality relationships are key to safe school environment.
Obama, mother of Chicago shooting victim team up for youth violence movement
Shayne Evans, director of the UChicago Charter School, joins President Obama and Mayor Emanuel in supporting the family of Chicago shooting victim Hadiya Pendleton in a renewed effort against youth violence.
City bolsters summer job, recreation programs to fight gang violence
Chicago announces another $2 million for Becoming A Man (BAM), an anti-violence program found to dramatically reduce violent crime arrests—UEI's Urban Education Lab will expand BAM to 2,000 more CPS students.
Plagued By Violence, Chicago Searches For Peace
As gun control takes center stage, UEI prepares to expand a student program found by the UChicago Crime Lab to dramatically reduce violent crime arrests.
Study: Chicago counseling program reduces youth violence, improves school engagement
UEI's Urban Education Lab is working to bring a violence reduction program shown to reduced participants' violent crime arrests by 44% to 2,000 more CPS students.
UEI's Urban Education Lab to Conduct Research on Successful Violence Prevention Program
A UChicago Crime Lab study provides evidence that a violence reduction program resulted in a sizable decline in violent crime arrests and increased school engagement. UEI's Urban Education Lab will conduct the second phase of this research as it expands to over 2,000 CPS students in the next three years.