The Cure Violence Approach has the strongest evidence of effectiveness for violence prevention. Today, there are eight evaluations and more than a dozen studies and reports showing a large impact on violence.
Click here to read the Cure Violence Evidence Summary Report.
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The implementation of the Cure Violence strategy between 2017 and 2019 showed significant results in Cali. The program sought to reduce violence in the neighborhoods of Charco Azul and the settlements of Comuneros.
This report presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Cure Violence™ initiative implemented in Trinidad and Tobago. The program was implemented from July 2015 to August 2017. The report includes three main components: a process evaluation, impact evaluation, and cost-effectiveness analysis.
An extensive evaluation of the Cure Violence™ program in 2 communities in New York City was conducted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center.
“Effects of Cure Violence in South Bronx and East New York, Brooklyn” (2017)
“Young Men in Neighborhoods with Cure Violence™ Programs Report Growing Confidence in Police”
“Young Men in Neighborhoods with Cure Violence™ Programs Adopt Attitudes Less Supportive of Violence“ (2017)
“Perceptions of Violence in Harlem, South Bronx, East New York, Morrisania, and Bed-Stuy” (2015)
A 2017 evaluation of the Cure Violence™ program in Philadelphia found significant reductions in violence associated with the program.
A 2012 CDC/Johns Hopkins evaluation of 4 communities in Baltimore.
A 2013 McCormick Foundation/University of Chicago/UIC quantitative and a qualitative evaluation of the 2012/2013 CeaseFire illinois/Cure Violence™ program covered two Chicago neighborhoods.
In New York City, a 2010 BJA/Center for Court Innovation evaluation analyzed the program in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
A 2009 NIJ/Northwestern University evaluation analyzed 7 communities in Chicago.
In addition to the formal evaluation studies listed above, there are also numerous other studies and papers written about the impact of the Cure Violence™ approach.
