Rochester, New York
Reducing Violent Retaliatory Disputes with Problem-Solving
Project Overview
The Rochester SPI identified violent retaliatory disputes as a primary driver of homicides, firearm assaults, firearm homicides, and shootings, with as many as 75 percent of homicides resulting from such disputes. The Rochester SPI implemented strategies similar to street outreach models to intervene in violent retaliatory disputes. To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, the researchers employed descriptive and correctional analysis, as well as logistics regression analysis.
Methods and Findings
Research Design
Examination of descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and logistic regression models.
Findings
The evaluation validated the risk assessment tool as a predictive device: for every one-point increase in the assessment tool score that a dispute received, the odds of violence occurring in that dispute over time increase by 29%.
