KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is bringing back an old program known as focused deterrence to reduce homicides, hoping to see sustained improvements. "Everyone wants to do a rally, a prayer vigil,” ...

City leaders are bringing back what they say is an improved “focused deterrence” program to help reduce homicides and gun violence. But critics point to the model's modest, short-term success rates ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For almost a year, the community has heard mentions of a tactic called "focused deterrence" when talking about violence prevention in Kansas City, Missouri. In May of 2023, city and ...

This article first appeared in the Solutions newsletter. Click here to learn more about the newsletter and sign up. To understand why St. Louis officialdom is gearing up to try “focused deterrence”—an ...