Latin American prisons could prevent the growth of drug cartels / gangs through rehabilitation / separation / workforce training
911 response times could be better
Paintballs / spray paint / non-fatal weapons could be used instead of bullets
Clergy could report crimes
Mathematical analysis could solve cold cases / crime faster
Solutions could reduce U.S gun violence / suicides
Private guns could be registered and stored at police stations
Conflict mediation programs could build trust between police and citizens / lower crime
Street lighting, non-vacant lots, and speed bumps could reduce crime
Violent suspects / repeat offenders could not be released easily from jail
Prison rehabilitation programs could reduce violence and crime
Gun parts / ghost guns could not be bought online
Good jobs / education could prevent gang recruitment / terrorism / drug cartels
Illegal drug dealing and shoplifting could be prosecuted
Guardian Angels could help make communities safer
Community members could be trained as violence interrupters or intervention specialists
Mental health services could be more available to those experiencing violence / trauma
Nonviolent offenders could be separated from violent offenders in smaller prisons to prevent prison gang recruitment / increased crime
Chicago policing / data collection / budget / afterschool programs could improve to confront gang violence
U.S. "stand your ground" laws could be revised
Policing could use kobans
Violence could be disrupted by a civic justice/conflict resolution model
Domestic abusers could access therapy and a help hotline
The Back on Track program could be used with nonviolent offenders instead of prison
Houses could have porches or stoops
Early childhood toxic stress could lead to lifelong learning and behavior issues
Citizens could be detectives
Violence could be interrupted at hospitals
Signal processing could detect gunshots from animal poachers
Social clubs could create community development, networking, and other positive outcomes
Empathy could be taught
Restorative justice could be used to help both perpetrators and victims
Community beautification could create economic development, lower crime, and raise quality of life
Prison release halfway houses could be redesigned, better managed, and/or not used
Prisoners could receive housing vouchers, food vouchers and/or a basic income upon release to reduce recidivism
Prison, inner city, nursing home, and hospital residents could have access to nature
Drugs could be decriminalized with available treatment options
Cognitive Behavioral therapy could reduce crime and violence as well as improve education
Local governments could have one integrated data system and universal intake
Counseling circles could be used in prisons
Yoga, meditation, and/or mindfulness could be taught in physical or health education
More trees could be planted
Mentorship programs could help at-risk youth, drug addicts, homeless, ex-offenders, potential terrorists, immigrants, refugees, new employees, and students
Cash bail / waiting times in jail for non-violent, pretrial defendants could improve
Prisons could be rehabilitative
Juvenile detention could be improved to rehabilitate
Guns could be bought back / given vouchers with no questions asked
Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)
Guns could have additional required consumer safety standards / features / inventions
The U.S. surgeon general could compile a scientific study about the health effects of individual gun ownership
Federal background checks could be applied to all gun sales and transfers
The manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of assault magazines holding more than 10 rounds / bump stocks / other conversion devices could be banned
Gun makers could be required to use microstamping technology
Needle exchange programs could be more widely available and legal
Focused deterrence strategies could be used to reduce crime
The Nurse-Family Partnership / parent home visiting programs could be used more widely
