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Advancing Peace: Ending Urban Gun Violence Through the Power of Redemptive Love


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Mission possible- ending gun violence in America's Black and brown communities. Mission possible- ending gun violence in America's Black and brown communities. As COVID-19 took hold, urban gun violence exploded-but not in four cities in California. What did these cities have in common? The Advance Peace gun violence prevention program. In Advancing Peace, urban public health scholar Jason Corburn and the program's founder DeVone Boggan reveal how the community-based approach truly works, and how it holds out genuine hope, and proven solutions, for those trying to end the plague of gun violence in American cities. With powerful evidence and heartfelt stories from the front lines, the authors describe a transformation based on compassion and redemption. Without overlooking the legacy of slavery, racism, and poverty in America's urban areas, the book lays out evidence-based, practical, cost-effective steps that tap the forces of unconditional love, forgiveness, and unyielding focus to restore a sense of purpose to those at the center of the crisis and to heal their communities.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Ending the Epidemic of Urban Gun Violence 2 The Advance Peace Approach 3 Creating an Office of Peacemaking in City Government 4 An Anti-Racist Approach to Ending Gun Violence 5 Neighborhood Change Agents 6 The Fellows in the Peacemaker Fellowship 7 Travel as Healing Therapy 8 The Impacts of Advance Peace 9 Healing People to Heal Places 10 Urban Gun Violence Prevention Policy 11 Sustaining Urban Peace Notes Index

About the Author :
Jason Corburn is a professor in the School of Public Health and the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley and the author of five books on urban health and equity including Street Science and Toward the Healthy City, both from MIT Press. DeVone Boggan is a prominent voice in community violence intervention and holds the distinction of founding and directing the longest-standing Office of Violence Prevention in the nation. He is the founder and CEO of Advance Peace and the Peacemaker Fellowship.

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“Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan provide a transformative exploration of how empathy, trust, and collaboration can interrupt cycles of violence and foster lasting change. Advancing Peace is an essential read for advocates, policymakers, and community leaders committed to creating safer, healthier, and more equitable communities.” —Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, coauthor with Oprah Winfrey of What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing “Advancing Peace provides a powerful and intimate exploration of community-driven solutions that offer real, transformative change. This groundbreaking book offers a critical paradigm shift—showing how America can truly create sustainable public safety and lasting peace, not through more policing, but through empowering communities to lead the way.” —Shawn Ginwright, author of The Four Pivots “In this powerful book, Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan give readers the inside story of how we can reduce gun violence through healing, mentorship, and love. Advancing Peace is essential reading for building safer communities and promoting justice across the nation.” —Elizabeth Hinton, author of America on Fire


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780262552219
  • Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0262552213
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Ending Urban Gun Violence Through the Power of Redemptive Love


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