Given the large amount of taxpayer dollars invested to address youth violence by incarcerating young people — and its lack of success — another less punitive option could be beneficial for everyone.
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As of late September 2024, homicides in Philadelphia are down 40% compared with 2023.
While 4 presidents have been killed, many others have been victims of plots to end their lives − sometimes because of political anger, but many other times for incomprehensible reasons.
School mass shooters often display warning signs well before they open fire. How can schools and police take preventive action to save lives?
Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and clearance and did not reduce gunshot victimization.
Lone wolf attackers like Matthew Thomas Crooks pose the greatest security threats in the country – and are hardest to prevent.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump adds to the long history of presidents and presidential candidates in the United States who have been the victims of gun violence.
Kids most likely to wind up in the ER due to violence often have common early childhood experiences. Can schools use this information to prevent future injuries?
The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
Philadelphia has a high rate of gun homicides despite having relatively few gun owners and gun stores compared with other US cities.
There are proven ways to significantly reduce violent crime within the next five years. It requires becoming not “tough on crime,” but “smart on crime” before it happens.
Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for a school shooting committed by her son; the father faces trial next.
The US attorney for the District of Maryland recently released a PSA to help stem the tide of violence in the state. But will it work?
Mass shootings account for only about 3% of gun homicides in the U.S.
Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.
Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently watched a short video about gun safety.
In this course, a gun range becomes a classroom for students to explore their previously held beliefs about firearms.
A contributing factor to a rise in violence in Ontario schools is underfunding of education and the social service sector. Using trauma-informed responses is part of the solution.
Canada’s first National Day Against Gun Violence paves the way forward to help mitigate gun violence and promote healing for survivors.
Idaho, Montana and Florida had the highest population growth among US states between 2020 and 2022.
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Ph.D. student in Criminal Justice and Creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, University of Central Florida
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Dean and Robert A Knox Professor, Boston University
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Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University