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'''Chicago CRED''' |
'''Chicago CRED''' is a non-profit organization based in [[Chicago, USA]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=He left gang life behind. Now Curtis Toler helps others find peace. |work=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2022/0929/He-left-gang-life-behind.-Now-Curtis-Toler-helps-others-find-peace |access-date=2023-05-12 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Voices from the Ground: The Stories of Three Violence Intervention Workers |url=https://giffords.org/blog/2022/11/voices-from-the-ground-the-stories-of-three-violence-intervention-workers/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Giffords |language=en-US}}</ref> The organization aims to prevent gun violence in the city by developing relationships and providing a presence within the community to defuse potential violence before it happens rather than by relying on police to intervene or respond.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Why America's murder rate has spiked |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzx-eEXKqTk |access-date=2023-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503172053/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzx-eEXKqTk |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-03|work=[[The Economist]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Why Congress Should Listen To This Ex-Gang Leader |url=https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2023/01/ex-gang-leader-on-how-to-reduce-political-violence |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503142650/https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2023/01/ex-gang-leader-on-how-to-reduce-political-violence |archive-date=2023-05-03 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}</ref> |
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The organization works by identifying both those most likely to engage in gun violence and possible potential victims of gun violence.<ref name=":3" /> It employs [[violence interruption]] workers.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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Organization volunteers and staff, many of whom are themselves former gang members, intervene to persuade those likely to engage in such violence by offering them a stipend and access to support systems such as mentors, coaches and therapists.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Therapists use [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|cognitive behavior]] techniques.<ref name=":4" /> Individuals who remain in the program for at least a year receive help finding jobs.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> |
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The organisation has employees doing {{what|text=community violence intervention|date=May 2023}}{{buzzword inline|date=May 2023}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Chicago sees reduction in murders as group works to interrupt cycles of violence |url=https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-violence-rate-intervention/12763615/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}}</ref> The staff members are often former gang members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Voices from the Ground: The Stories of Three Violence Intervention Workers |url=https://giffords.org/blog/2022/11/voices-from-the-ground-the-stories-of-three-violence-intervention-workers/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Giffords |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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When gun violence is threatened or expected, such as in the case of expected retaliation or tips received, staff and volunteers provide a presence or otherwise intervene to try to discourage it or preventing it from [[Escalation of commitment|escalating]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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It attempts to intervene through {{what|text=social outreach|date=May 2023}}{{buzzword inline|date=May 2023}}, with an aim to affect change through {{what|text=a different strategic approach|date=May 2023}}{{buzzword inline|date=May 2023}} to traditional law enforcement.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />{{bsn|date=May 2023}} Some of its methods include the payment of a stipend to individuals that sign onto the CRED program, and a support system that include trauma therapists, life coaches, and job coaches.<ref name=":3" /> |
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Chicago CRED participants typically spend some time on the program before being connected with employers.<ref name=":3" /> |
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The organization maintains that its techniques are pragmatic and evidence based.<ref name=":2" /> |
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The organisation has been referred to in political debates regarding crime, particularly in the Chicago mayoral race.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The organization was also the focus of an episode of a 2017 episode of [[The Daily Show]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the Scenes with Chicago CRED on The Daily Show |url=https://archive.emersoncollective.com/articles/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-with-chicago-cred-on-the-daily-show/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Emerson Collective |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504105451/https://archive.emersoncollective.com/articles/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-with-chicago-cred-on-the-daily-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=920469491640864769|user=thedailyshow|title=Tonight: @arneduncan & Curtis Toler on how Chicago CRED is connecting at-risk young men with job training, counseling, and paychecks.|author=The Daily Show|date=18 Oct 2017|access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> |
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and mentioned on the [[Obama Foundation]] website.<ref>{{Cite web |title="This is how we fight back." |url=https://www.obama.org/hope-amidst-violence/cred/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Obama Foundation |language=en}}</ref> It is supported by [[Anna Deavere Smith]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anna Deavere Smith and Arne Duncan examine gun violence in Chicago in new opera 'The Walkers' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/03/27/anna-deavere-smith-arne-duncan-examine-gun-violence-chicago-new-opera-walkers/ |access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Transcript: "Capehart" with Anna Deavere Smith and Arne Duncan |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/03/28/transcript-capehart-with-anna-deavere-smith-arne-duncan/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The organization was founded in 2016<ref name=":4" /> by [[Arne Duncan]]<ref name=":3" /> and [[Laurene Powell Jobs]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chicago Street Outreach to Reduce Gun Violence |url=https://www.chicagocred.org/street-outreach/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Chicago CRED |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503142653/https://www.chicagocred.org/street-outreach/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{bsn|date=May 2023}} It operates out of the Youth Peace Center in Chicago's [[Roseland, Chicago|Roseland]] neighborhood in the city's [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> The organization's name is an acronym that stands for "Create Real Economic Destiny".<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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| Formation | 2016 |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, USA |
Managing Partner | Arne Duncan |
| Website | https://www.chicagocred.org/ |
Chicago CRED is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, USA.[1][2] The organization aims to prevent gun violence in the city by developing relationships and providing a presence within the community to defuse potential violence before it happens rather than by relying on police to intervene or respond.[1][3][4]
The organization works by identifying both those most likely to engage in gun violence and possible potential victims of gun violence.[1] It employs violence interruption workers.[2][3]
Organization volunteers and staff, many of whom are themselves former gang members, intervene to persuade those likely to engage in such violence by offering them a stipend and access to support systems such as mentors, coaches and therapists.[1][2] Therapists use cognitive behavior techniques.[2] Individuals who remain in the program for at least a year receive help finding jobs.[1][2]
When gun violence is threatened or expected, such as in the case of expected retaliation or tips received, staff and volunteers provide a presence or otherwise intervene to try to discourage it or preventing it from escalating.[1][3]
The organization was founded in 2016[2] by Arne Duncan[1] and Laurene Powell Jobs.[5][better source needed] It operates out of the Youth Peace Center in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood in the city's South Side.[2][3] The organization's name is an acronym that stands for "Create Real Economic Destiny".[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "He left gang life behind. Now Curtis Toler helps others find peace". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Voices from the Ground: The Stories of Three Violence Intervention Workers". Giffords. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b c d "Why America's murder rate has spiked", The Economist, archived from the original on 2023-05-03, retrieved 2023-05-04
- ^ "Why Congress Should Listen To This Ex-Gang Leader". Slate Magazine. 2023-01-10. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Chicago Street Outreach to Reduce Gun Violence". Chicago CRED. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.