Cart
Reducing Gang Violence Using Focused Deterrence: Evaluating the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV)
- DOI:
- 10.1080/07418825.2011.619559
pages 403-439
- Published online: 07 Nov 2011
Abstract
Research indicates that focused deterrence interventions are associated with violence reductions, although levels of success vary across sites. It is unknown if these strategies can produce sustained reductions over time, and if the variation in success is due to differences in program activities and dosages. This study provides a detailed description and evaluation of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), a focused deterrence violence reduction strategy implemented in Cincinnati, Ohio. CIRV’s organizational structure and enhanced social services were designed to address sustainability issues that threaten to undermine long-term success. Results from our pooled time series regression models indicate that two violent outcomes—group/gang-member involved homicides and violent firearm incidents—declined significantly following implementation. These declines were observed in both 24- and 42-month post-intervention periods, but not in comparison outcomes. Additional analyses, however, reveal that provision of social services was not responsible for the significant and sustained decline.
Keywords
Related articles
View all related articlesFirst page preview
Details
- Published online: 07 Nov 2011
Author biographies
Robin S. Engel, PhD, is associate professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Her research includes empirical assessments of police behavior, police/minority relations, police supervision and management, criminal justice policies, criminal gangs, and violence reduction strategies. Previous research has appeared in Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency, and Criminology and Public Policy.
Marie Skubak Tillyer, PhD, is assistant professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research interests include violence, crime prevention, and victimization. Previous research has appeared in Criminology, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Justice Quarterly.
Nicholas Corsaro, PhD, is assistant professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include strategic approaches to reducing crime, environmental criminology, program evaluation, and quantitative analytical modeling. Recent publications appear in Crime and Delinquency, Evaluation Review, Journal of Urban Health, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, and the Journal of Experimental Criminology.
Librarians
- Librarians' area
- Pricing
- Institutional account
- Access entitlements
- Co-branding
- IP ranges
- Link resolver preferences
- Usage reports