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The Impact of Cure Violence in Trinidad and Tobago

The Impact of Cure Violence in Trinidad and Tobago. Ed Maguire Tempe, AZ April 1 2 , 2018. Our earlier research found that increases in homicide were “due largely to gang violence carried out by and against young men, primarily of African descent, using guns.”.

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The Impact of Cure Violence in Trinidad and Tobago

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  1. The Impact of CureViolence in Trinidad andTobago Ed Maguire Tempe, AZ April 12,2018

  2. Our earlier research found that increases in homicide were “due largely to gang violence carried out by and against young men, primarily of African descent, usingguns.” Maguire, Willis, Snipes, & Gantley, 2008 (p.69)

  3. ProjectREASON Resolve Enmity, Articulate Solutions, Organize Neighbourhoods

  4. Preliminaryfindings • A quasi-experimental “synthetic controls” design foundthat PR was associated with a significant drop in violence in the treatment area relative to the synthetic comparisonarea. •A quasi-experimental “interrupted time series design” found that PR was associated with a significant drop in hospital admissions for gunshot wounds in Port of Spain General Hospital (located in the treatment area) but not in a comparison hospital locatedelsewhere.

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