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Core Practices to Change the Narrative on Violence

Is Prison the Answer to Violence?

How to better support survivors of crime and gun violence in New York State

Report finds racial disparities in NY victim compensation

Communities rally for Hochul to prioritize signing crime victim compensation bill

Advocates call for action on legislation about crime victim compensation fund

Opinion: Do We Want to Solve Violence, or Crime?

Creating Safety and Healing Without Prisons

“F*** Him, But F*** Jail”: The Power of Restorative Justice

The Riverdale Press: Don’t speak for crime victims — just listen to us

Square One Project: What Makes a city safe

Boston Review: Making Communities Safe, Without The Police

Danielle Sered — Redefining Accountability

NY Amsterdam News: New report identifies blindspots in victims of violent crime compensation

The City: Violent Crime Victims in New York Struggle to Access Funds Due to Them

Eliminating Barriers To Healing

NY State Needs Fair Access to Victim Compensation

Legislative roundup with Sen. Zellnor Myrie

Lawmakers and advocates push for parole reform as legislative session comes to a close

Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemption

Violence & Restorative Justice with Danielle Sered

Lawyers And Legal Experts Discuss The Role Of Prosecutors In Criminal Justice

Op-Ed: We must provide more support to victims & survivors

Crime victims groups push parole overhaul in New York

Advocates push for three bills to end cycle of violence

Don’t speak for crime victims — just listen to us

Common Justice’s Statement on the New York State Budget

Common Justice, Councilmembers Mercedes Narcisse and Tiffany Cabán celebrate the passage of Resolution #0025-2022, which calls upon NYS to pass A.8619A (Meeks)/S.7573 (Myrie).

Common Justice’s Statement on Governor Hochul’s Plan to Rollback Major Criminal Justice Reforms

Common Justice Testimony Women and Gender Equity Hearing on Survivor Access to Services

SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE NEED EXPANDED PATHS TO HEALING

How a Federal Fund For Crime Victims Discriminates Against Black and Brown Survivors

Solutions To Violence: Creating Safety without Prisons or Policing

The Common Justice Podcast, Episode 1: Crimmigration

Discussion Guide – Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, And A Road To Repair

Is Prison The Answer To Violence?

Beyond Offender and Victim

Beyond Innocence

COVID-19 Release Efforts Must Include People Who Commit Violence

Expanding the Reach of Victim Services

The Only Way To Tackle Mass Incarceration Is To Address The Issue Of Those Convicted Of Violent Offenses

Until We Reckon Press

Michelle Alexander and Reckoning With Violence

Common Justice: Responding to Violence Without Incarceration

Building A Narrative to Address Violence in the U.S.

Afropunk Solution Sessions Ep. 7: In A Box

Ever After

Common Justice Executive Director Danielle Sered talks with Dean Obeidallah

Accounting for Violence: How to Increase Safety and Break Our Failed Reliance on Mass Incarceration

Fighting For 'Common Justice',For Crime Victims And Their Perpetrators

Why Violence Is the Missing Piece of The Criminal Justice Reform Puzzle

Offender Meets Victims: A 'Survivor-Centered' Approach To Violent Crime

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY

In Bid To Build Trust, New York City Adds Victims' Allies In All Precincts

Restorative Justice: Why Do We Need It?

New Federal Funding Will Increase Victim Services To Young Men Of Color

Fostering Accountability Among Young Adults: Restorative Justice as a Developmentally Targeted Intervention

The Politics Of Healing: Closing The Gap In Services For Young Men Of Color Harmed By Violence

New Website Aims To Increase Victim Services For Young Men Of Color

The Case for Diversion/Race and Justice in America

Black Wounds Matter

BK Live 4.30.15: Healing & Recovery Conference

NYC Dance Performance Targets Social Injustice

Op-Ed: Crime Victims Are Not Who You Think

Young Men of Color and the Other Side of Harm

The Forgotten Victims Of Violence

New Issue Brief Explores Lack Of Victim Services For Young Men Of Color