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UMKC Collaboration, Community Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

KC No Violence Alliance (NoVA)

NoVA is a multi-agency collaboration between Kansas City criminal justice agencies that focuses on addressing violent crime. Faculty within the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology (in the College of Arts and Sciences) have worked with NoVA since 2013.

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KC No Violence Alliance (NoVA)

The Kansas City No Violence Alliance (KC NoVA) is a community collaboration among several organizations committed to reducing violent crime in the urban core. It is spearheaded by a Governing Board consisting of the following organizations: Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, City of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD), Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), U.S. Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Working together, this group is implementing a proven strategy to significantly reduce violent crime. This strategy, known as focused deterrence, has worked in several other communities such as Boston and Cincinnati. A focused deterrence model incorporates three basic elements:

Faculty and students in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology have been embedded researchers in NoVA, assisting with identifying and gathering performance indicators, and providing training and technical assistance.

Impact

In 2014, NoVA's efforts led to a 42-year low in homicides.
Civil Rights Collaboration Community

Contact

Ken Novak
  novakk@umkc.edu
  816-235-1599

Partner

Jean Peters Baker
  JPetersBaker@jacksongov.org
  https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/

Location

  Kansas City, MO, USA

More Information

http://kansascitynova.org/

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