Gun Violence in NYC Neighborhoods: Complementary Solutions from Law Enforcement and Public Health

Sponsored by John Jay College and the John A. Reisenbach Foundation

Panel I: Gun Violence Solutions from Law Enforcement
-NYPD Lieutenant Marc Moreno
-Executive Managing Director of the Point Community Development Corporation Danny Peralta
-Executive Director of the NYC Police Foundation Gregg Roberts
-John Jay College Professor of Anthropology/Interim Chair of the Law and Police Science Department Ric Curtis (moderator)

Panel 2: Gun Violence Solutions from Public Health
-Coordinator of Anti-Violence Programs at the Center for Court Innovation Ife Charles
-Director of the John Jay College From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) initiative Jeffrey Coots
-Executive Director of the NYC Mayor's Office to Prevent Gun Violence Eric Cumberbatch
-Senior Research Analyst and Project Director at the John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center Sheyla Delgado (moderator)

NYC’s nationally low—and historically declining—rates of gun violence are in many respects the envy of the nation. The stubborn fact remains, however, that some 300 people will lose their lives to gun violence in the city’s approximately 1,200 shooting incidents this year. The practitioners, policy professionals, and researchers featured discuss the efforts that have transformed NYC into a national success story—and the need for further work to continue reducing the ongoing harms associated with stubborn gun violence. Panels explore both the successes derived from the traditions and techniques of law enforcement, and the more recent introduction of public health perspectives to understanding the causes of deadly violence—and how to prevent it.