A frontline guide. A field-tested philosophy. A bold call to protect what works. Transforming Public Safety is the first compact and accessible field guide written for the people doing the work of Community Violence Intervention (CVI)—those closest to the pain and promise of change. Designed in the spirit of a hands-on manual, this book equips outreach workers, violence interrupters, credible messengers, case managers, program directors, and city officials with the insights, discipline, an...

Mission possible: ending gun violence in America’s Black and brown communities.As COVID-19 took hold, urban gun violence exploded—but not in four cities in California. What did these cities have in common? The Advance Peace gun violence prevention program. In Advancing Peace, urban public health scholar Jason Corburn and the program’s founder DeVone Boggan reveal how the community-based approach truly works, and how it holds out genuine hope, and proven so...

A frontline guide. A field-tested philosophy. A bold call to protect what works.Transforming Public Safety is the first compact and accessible field guide written for the people doing the work of Community Violence Intervention (CVI)—those closest to the pain and promise of change. Designed in the spirit of a hands-on manual, this book equips outreach workers, violence interrupters, credible messengers, case managers, program directors, and city officials with the insights, discipl...