Newark's Office Of Violence Prevention And Trauma Recovery Offers Different Approach To Public Safety

By Christina Fan, CBS New York

April 27, 2023

This week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and Newark is highlighting its new approach to reducing violence.

Instead of more policing, social workers and victims advocates are stepping in.

Once the trigger to a deadly uprising, Newark's first police precinct is now the home of the new Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery as the city seeks a different approach to public safety.

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