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October 21, 2009
Professor Anthony Braga a 2009 receipient of the US Attorney General's Award

The Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Community Public Safety recognizes outstanding achievement in the development and support of community partnerships designed to address public safety within a community. This diverse group’s efforts in reducing and combating gang crime in Boston serve as a model for community partnering. Faced with an alarming increase in gang-related violent crime that threatened the viability of several Boston neighborhoods, the team launched a collaborative two-year effort aimed at improving the quality of life for area residents.

This year’s recipients are:

John A. Wortmann, Jr.
Glenn A. MacKinlay
Assistant U.S. Attorneys

Martha Wyatt
Program Specialist District of Massachusetts

Thomas F. Crowley
Special Agent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Anthony A. Braga, Ph.D
Senior Research Associate
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

Daniel Mulhern
Assistant District Attorney
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

Reverend Jeffrey L. Brown
Executive Director
Boston Ten Point Coalition

John Ford
Sergeant Detective

Boston Police Department

Gary French
Deputy Superintendent
Boston Police Department

Laura Hyer
Executive Director
Stop Handgun Violence

True-See Allah
Director
Boston Re-entry Initiative

Christian J. Mitchell
Re-entry Manager
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services

Full Press Release

Attorney General Eric Holder's remarks

Congratulations to Anthony and all of the Boston recipients of the Attorney General's Award!

 


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