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May 11, 2008 5:31 pm US/Central

Study: Ceasefire Program Works, Areas Safer

CHICAGO (CBS) ― New research by Northwestern University shows the Ceasefire Anti-Violence Program works.

The three-year study focused on seven areas of Chicago where Ceasefire has operated.

According to the Sun-Times, the new data shows six of those areas are safer.

The Ceasefire Program was started in 1999. It treats violence as a public health epidemic, like AIDS.

August 2007, the governor cut more than $6 million of Ceasefire funding, but lawmakers are considering a bill to provide the program with more than $12 million in new funding.

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