Issue 1

Gun Violence

Vital City's first issue looks at the problem of gun violence and how it might be solved.

Gun violence changes everything.

Issue 1 Board of Advisors

Richard M. Aborn

President, Citizens Crime Commission

Richard M. Aborn is the president of the Citizens Crime Commission and a managing partner at the law firm Constantine Cannon.

Shani Buggs

Assistant Professor, UC Davis

Shani Buggs is an assistant professor at the University of California at Davis. She completed her doctorate in health and public policy at Johns Hopkins University.

Eric Cumberbatch

Senior Vice President, Center for Policing Equity and former Executive Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety, NYC Mayor’s Office

Eric Cumberbatch is the senior vice president of Policy and Community Engagement, Center for Policing Equity.

Tracie Keesee

Senior Vice President of Justice Initiatives and Co-Founder of the Center for Policing Equity

Tracie Keesee is the co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity and a 25-year veteran of the Denver Police Department.  She also served as the first ever deputy commissioner of diversity and inclusion at the New York City Police Department.

Karol V. Mason

President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Karol V. Mason is the president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  She previously served as United States assistant attorney general and head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs in the Obama administration.

Tracey L. Meares

Professor, Yale Law School and Founding Director, Yale Justice Collaboratory

Tracey L. Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton professor and a founding director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.

Julio Medina

Founder, Executive Director & CEO, Exodus Transitional Community

Julio Medina is the founder, executive director and CEO of the reentry program Exodus Transitional Community.

Caterina Roman

Professor, Temple University

Caterina Roman joined the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University in 2008 after nearly two decades as a researcher with the Urban Institute.

Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP and former Manhattan District Attorney

Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is a partner at the law firm Baker McKenzie.

Issue 1 Board of Advisors

Richard M. Aborn

President, Citizens Crime Commission

Richard M. Aborn is the president of the Citizens Crime Commission and a managing partner at the law firm Constantine Cannon.

Shani Buggs

Assistant Professor, UC Davis

Shani Buggs is an assistant professor at the University of California at Davis. She completed her doctorate in health and public policy at Johns Hopkins University.

Eric Cumberbatch

Senior Vice President, Center for Policing Equity and former Executive Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety, NYC Mayor’s Office

Eric Cumberbatch is the senior vice president of Policy and Community Engagement, Center for Policing Equity.

Tracie Keesee

Senior Vice President of Justice Initiatives and Co-Founder of the Center for Policing Equity

Tracie Keesee is the co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity and a 25-year veteran of the Denver Police Department.  She also served as the first ever deputy commissioner of diversity and inclusion at the New York City Police Department.

Karol V. Mason

President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Karol V. Mason is the president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  She previously served as United States assistant attorney general and head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs in the Obama administration.

Tracey L. Meares

Professor, Yale Law School and Founding Director, Yale Justice Collaboratory

Tracey L. Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton professor and a founding director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.

Julio Medina

Founder, Executive Director & CEO, Exodus Transitional Community

Julio Medina is the founder, executive director and CEO of the reentry program Exodus Transitional Community.

Caterina Roman

Professor, Temple University

Caterina Roman joined the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University in 2008 after nearly two decades as a researcher with the Urban Institute.

Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP and former Manhattan District Attorney

Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is a partner at the law firm Baker McKenzie.