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  • How Conservative, Tough-On-Crime Utah Reined In Police Militarization

    Evan McMorris-Santoro

    September 01, 2014 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    The militarization of police forces in cases such as Ferguson, Missouri’s riots has led the state of Utah to question what can be done to prevent such an overuse of force from happening. Utah expanded upon a law passed by Democratic legislature in Maryland, which Utah’s ACLU reworked with some libertarians, to require the police to provide data about SWAT team usage. Utah’s success demonstrates that demilitarization bills passed with bipartisan support are not impossible.

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  • Arab Students Grow Community Roots with “Service Learning”

    Sarah Lynch

    August 29, 2014 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Service learning is a United-States based term and is often referred to as community or project-based learning in the Arab world. Courses were first labeled “community-based learning” at the American University in Cairo, starting in 2009, according to Elshimi. Now, there are dozens of courses that follow or define themselves by the methodology.

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  • Wrestling With A Texas County's Mental Health System

    Jenny Gold

    August 20, 2014 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    In the United States 20 percent of prisoners have a mental illness. San Antonio law enforcement and mental health workers pooled their resources and worked together to create a one-stop center for the mentally ill to keep them out of prison.

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  • Enough is Enough

    Doug Pardue Jennifer Berry Hawes Glenn Smith Natalie Caula Hauff

    August 20, 2014 |

    The Post and Courier |

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    Response Location: United States, Newburyport, Massachusetts

    South Carolina has made little progress in addressing domestic violence in the year since it was ranked No. 1 in the nation for the rate of women killed by men. A series of proposed fixes includes screening for lethality and creating a fatality review team.

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  • The Questions We Share

    David Bornstein

    August 07, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    Is there a way to frame conversations so that people actually listen to one another? Ask Big Questions fosters large group questions and discussions about social problems on university campuses to inspire young people.

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  • Bridging The Cultural Divide

    Kavitha Cardoza

    August 01, 2014 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Many military children are resilient, but there are also a lot in public schools across the U.S. who experience difficulties. School Liaison Officers help those children by bridging the gap between the military and the education system.

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  • On AIDS: Three Lessons From Africa

    Tina Rosenberg

    July 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Three African countries are successfully reducing the transmission of HIV through treatment and education, surpassing many developed countries in reducing cases. Although each is unique, the key lessons include using comprehensive, community-based approaches and strategies that involve collective action.

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  • When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

    Tina Rosenberg

    July 17, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

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  • How Cincinnati Revitalized Police-Community Relations

    John Hockenberry

    June 25, 2014 |

    The Takeaway |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    After a policeman shot and killed a teenage African American, a community in Cincinnati blamed law enforcement for racial profiling and riots expanded throughout the city. With the help of the Department of Justice as a mediator, Cincinnati made policy changes. The city now has an African American Police Association that brings police officers in communication with representatives of communities.

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  • Eagle Academy inspires Buffalo's chapter of 100 Black Men

    Tiffany Lankes

    June 22, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Eagle academies are part of a network of schools in New York City and Newark that are devoted to educating at-risk boys from the inner city by providing them with mentors.

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