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Asheley Van Ness

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Associate Director, Center on Public Safety + Justice, NORC University of Chicago Recent Alumna: @Arnold_Ventures, @CrimJusticeNYC | RT not an endorsement

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Today, the @WhiteHouse announced an Executive Order outlining actions to reduce gun violence. It includes direction to improve the collection of gun violence data – a priority highlighted in a set of recommendations from CCJ's Crime Trends Working Group: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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ICYMI: @WhiteHouse released a fact sheet on executive orders to reduce gun violence. The update also directs federal agencies including the FBI to collect additional detail on shootings in NIMBRS by June 2025. 👏👏👏 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…


Today the @FBI released 2023 crime data which highlighted a decrease in violent crime compared to 2022. Read more here ⤵️ fbi.gov/news/press-rel…


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My thoughts on criminal charges against the parents of school shooters. ajc.com/opinion/opinio…


Check out this great Q&A between @DanielWWebster1 and @JohnKRoman to learn more about the decline in crime, gaps and the quality of the data and what is being done to fill those gaps! norc.org/research/libra…


NIJ is hosting a 2024 National Research Conference that will cover many critical criminal justice issues. @NORCNews Center on Public Safety & Justice is thrilled to participate as an the exhibitor so be sure to stop by our table and meet our Center Experts!

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Thank you to @Arnold_Ventures for including us in another BRIDGE Series on Building Research Ideas & Generating Evidence on Officer Safety & Wellness! This event brought together experts, practitioners, and researchers —including NORC’s own Elizabeth Mumford—to discuss efforts to…

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our BRIDGE series last week hosted by our CJ team! Practitioners and researchers discussed how to research the innovative officer wellness initiatives agencies are implementing to improve officers’ mental and physical well-being.



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The good news: The frightening crime increase that began in 2020 is looking more and more like a passing phenomenon and not a continuing disaster. The bad news: As crime continues to drop, Americans tend to think it's on the increase even when it's not. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…


If you're planning on attending the NIJ conference be sure to check out the @NORCNews exhibitor table along with presentations by Center on Public Safety & Justice Experts @JohnKRoman+ Elizabeth Mumford on multiple days!

We have over 500 registrants for the @OJPNIJ National Research Conference 2024!😀 Friendly reminder to check out the #NIJ2024 agenda and register before we book up. So grateful for the many experts and colleagues participating. web.cvent.com/event/bbab6735…

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Check out RAND's most recent post on "The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research: Five Years of Accomplishments" rand.org/pubs/commentar…


A new issue of @NORCNews is out and features a NIJ funded study that examined the full impact of violent crimes - it turns out recurring costs such as long-term care often surpass immediate expenses like emergency care. Read more here ⤵️ us8.campaign-archive.com/?e=e88ea27c01&…


Did you know, 1 in 20 American adults bought a gun for the first time between March 2020 and March 2022, according to survey data from @NORCNews @voxdotcom Read more here⤵️ vox.com/policy/353878/…


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The homicide rate has not only completely reversed the post-COVID spike but has also broken the decade-long uptrend from before the pandemic.

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@JohnKRoman, director of NORC’s Center on Public Safety and Justice, spoke with researcher @DanielWWebster1 about how our new Live Crime Tracker is filling the crime data gap. Check out their conversation! go.norc.org/46tAEl4


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Research Scholar @DanielWWebster1 interviewed @JohnKRoman, Director of Center on Public Safety & Justice at NORC at the University of Chicago in @NORCNews about their Live Crime Tracker, which offers real-time crime data from over 50 U.S. cities. The Q&A: norc.org/research/libra…


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I’m very excited about this project by @JohnKRoman & @asheleyvn at NORC in partnership with Tennessee @TBInvestigation It is a RCT on the impact of DNA collection at burglary scenes on solving & preventing crimes. Important for public safety.

Arnold Ventures Announces Effort to Study and Support Crime Reduction Approaches in Tennessee @Arnold_Ventures: arnoldventures.org/newsroom/arnol…



The White House released a statement on Friday on the decline in violence in 2024 and it was great to see a reference to NORC at the University of Chicago's Live Crime Tracker. More information ⤵️ whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…


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