After Little Rock’s Deadliest Year, a Prosecutor Charts a New Path

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Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones discusses new approaches to fighting crime in Little Rock after a record year for homicides.

Send us Fan Mail Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones started his role in 2023 following the deadliest year for homicides in Little Rock's history. He says it was time to find a different approach to fighting crime—one that would require him to think outside of the traditional prosecutor role. In this interview with Jones, we discuss crime trends, community trust, and a new path forward through Group Violence Intervention (GVI), an evidence-based approach he believes could be transforma...

People in this episode

Guest: Will Jones

Topics covered

• crime trends
• community trust
• Group Violence Intervention
• prosecutor role
• homicides

Keywords

• Little Rock
• homicides
• crime
• Group Violence Intervention
• prosecutor

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Places: Little Rock

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