Operation Ceasefire Direct communication with violent gang members about their behavior, coupled with effective suppression strategies and legitimate alternatives, serve as the …

Operation Ceasefire (also known as the Boston Gun Project and the Boston Miracle[1]) is a problem-oriented policing initiative implemented in 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts. The …

Youth homicides in Boston decreased dramatically following the first gang forum in May 1996 and has remained low to the present.To determine if Operation Ceasefire was associated with this …

Operation Ceasefire is one element of a collaborative, comprehensive strategy implemented in Boston to address the community's escalating violent crime rates. For a more detailed …

Sep 1, 2001 · This report describes the issues and processes involved in implementing the Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire, which focused on countering homicide victimization …

The Project began in early 1995 and implemented what is now known as the "Operation Ceasefire" intervention beginning on May 15, 1996. The Ceasefire intervention had two main …

This report details Boston's Operation Ceasefire, which was a policy response to the epidemic of youth homicide in the city in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its main findings show that …

May 1, 2000 · The research findings show that the Boston Gun Project was a beneficial problem-oriented policing effort. The principle intervention, Operation Ceasefire, was likely responsible …

Fast Facts: Community: Boston, MA Problem: High and rising youth homicide rates Results: 66% reduction in youth homicide rates between 1995 and 1997 Diferentiating Feature: Operation …

ation suggests that the Ceasefire intervention was associ-ated with significant reductions in youth homicide victimization, shots-fired calls for service, and gun assault incidents in Boston. A …