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FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS has taken a hard-nosed look at what works—and what doesn’t work—to cut crime and violence. Exciting new research, combined with prior evidence, shows that most abuse and neglect in high-risk families can now be prevented. Doing so will spare thousands of Illinois children from terror, agony, and despair and will also save lives. Sharply reducing abuse and neglect in Illinois will save billions of dollars, while greatly reducing the number of children who would otherwise grow up to become criminals.