Interview About Gun Violence Prevention
“If it’s so easy to get guns, you can’t just pass a law at the State level. You have to change the demand for guns…” Continue reading Interview About Gun Violence Prevention
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Massachusetts’ Restrictive Gun Laws are Working. The Supreme Court May Have Just Upended That.
When predicting urban gun violence trends, academics also underscore the strong connection between gun violence and racial and economic segregation. Continue reading Massachusetts’ Restrictive Gun Laws are Working. The Supreme Court May Have Just Upended That.
We’re Missing the Real Gun Violence Epidemic
[T]he science of preventing mass shootings isn’t as developed as it is for everyday violence prevention, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Continue reading We’re Missing the Real Gun Violence Epidemic
No New Funding for Violence Interrupter Program, Despite Adams’ Promised Expansion
Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who has researched the crisis management system, said the city faces the difficult job of scaling up the program without losing its grass-roots bonafides. Continue reading No New Funding for Violence Interrupter Program, Despite Adams’ Promised Expansion
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