Stop the Bleeding: Integrative Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Serious Violence Crimes among Israeli Arabs

• In Event: Responses to Political and Serious Physical Violence in the Arab Society in Israel Through Proactive Strategies

Abstract

Literature on how to counter crime in general and serious violence in particular primarily addresses the assessment of treatment program outcomes, i.e., whether they effectively reduce crime. However, it is equally important to understand what is happening “behind the scenes”, during the actual work process.
The project began with a hackathon at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, during which teams from various Arab communities were asked to devise solutions for the serious violence problem. Next, their solutions served as the basis for Stop the Bleeding, which is composed of many partners from various organizations. The project was even anchored in Government Resolution 548 and was implemented in seven Israeli communities suffering from particularly high levels of serious violence. As part of this project, community teams actively identify the causes of serious violence in the community, build countermeasures, and implement them.
Even at this near-completion stage of program development and initial implementation in communities, notable conclusions emerge. We have synthesized these conclusions by merging scientific findings from the literature with insights gained through our work, deriving key principles. Our paper advocates integrating these principles into responses to serious violence, highlighting their potential for effective intervention.

Authors

• Badi Hasisi, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Eran Itskovich, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Shadi Akariya, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Adi Davidovich, Institute of Criminology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem