Resolve to Stop Violence Project

Resolve to Stop Violence Project is a program from the San Francisco Sheriff's Department[1] in partnership with the nonprofit Community Works West[2] that aims to help incarcerated prisoners recognize their violent attitudes and change them. Since 1997, it serves San Francisco County Jail inmates who agree that they are dangerous and wish to change.[3] The program targets offenders, victims, and the community.[1] The program has seen success in lowering recidivism,[1] positively correlated to time spent in the program.[4][5] It is seen as a model for using therapy and restorative practices to reduce rearrests.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP)". Changemakers. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. Mirsky, Laura. "Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Restorative Prison Program for Violent Offenders". www.iirp.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. "Resolve To Stop The Violence Project (RSVP) — Community Works". Community Works. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. Gilligan, James; Leed, Bandy (8 April 2005). "The Resolve to Stop the Violence Project: reducing violence in the community through a jail-based initiative". Journal of Public Health. 27 (2): 143–148. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdi011. PMID 15820997.
  5. "Resolve to Stop the Violence Program | Government Innovators Network". www.innovations.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. Anthum. "Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP) — What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse". whatworks.csgjusticecenter.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.


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