This past year has proved the most challenging in the Urban Peace Institute’s history as our work shifted to combat two public health crises: gun violence and COVID-19.
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Were you placed on a gang injunction by the City of Los Angeles? If so, read this important information about your rights and the settlement of a class action lawsuit.
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Increased public and philanthropic investment is needed to expand the capacity and increase the number of gang intervention and outreach workers who create peace on streets and support communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UPI’s report examines Orange County’s public spending and investments in its criminal justice system. Our findings demonstrate that public investments are not meeting the needs of Orange County’s vulnerable residents and communities of color.
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Urban Peace Institute’s Recommendations for Police Reform, Accountability, and Embracing Community Based Alternatives
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The death of George Floyd while pleading for his life shall forever be ingrained on the conscience of America. American policing needs radical restructuring.
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Our national web panel, Street Outreach During COVID-19: The Essential Work of Violence Intervention and Virus Interruption, convened over 200 partners from across the country working to promote public health and safety during this pandemic.
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UPI is advocating for the immediate release for nearly 600 youth within the nation’s largest juvenile justice system. It is imperative during this public health crisis that all youth are released from unsafe detention conditions that do not allow for social distancing, nor adequate prevention efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
This is the first expansion of the Community Safety Partnership initiative into the Valley region. UPI’s trainings connected officers with community residents, service providers, and gang intervention workers to learn how to create safety together.
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To kick off Watts’ first Walk to School Day celebration, UPI guided children across South Los Angeles to walk to school safely without fear of gang intimidation and violence. Our efforts were part of the national Walk to School Day celebration, where communities across the country came together to encourage walking and biking to school.
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