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  • Are mass shootings preventable? These countries have tried

    October 02, 2015 |

    CNN |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Finland

    The U.S. continues to experience mass shootings, and many Americans deny that tightening gun laws will help. However, countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Norway have reduced gun violence through stricter regulations.

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  • How Australia and Britain Tackled Gun Violence

    October 02, 2015 |

    New York Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    The U.S. continues to resist restrictive gun laws. Australia and Britain significantly decreased mass shootings through the banning of certain guns, more restrictive permits, buyback programs, and a national firearms registration system.

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  • Prison Without Punishment

    September 25, 2015 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Both incarceration and crime rates are low is Western Europe where the focus in prison is on rehabilitating prisoners so they can return to society. American leaders visited a prison in Germany to consider implementing certain aspects in the United States.

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  • Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

    September 15, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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  • A New Way of Fighting Crime—and Helping Victims—on the Violent Streets of Los Angeles

    September 11, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Four community groups in the Los Angeles area work to address the root causes of what draws young people into gangs with a mix of approaches to help people leave the gang life, including education and job services, counseling, addiction services, and tattoo removal. Some also focus on helping victims since so many gang members start out life as victims themselves and this feeds into a cycle of violence. All of them focus on creating community and belonging, which is why so many young people join gangs in the first place.

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  • Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar

    September 10, 2015 |

    Freakonomics |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Researchers set out to measure the efficacy of a program called Becoming a Man, which seems to be proving that, for all the billions of dollars spent on complicated anti-crime programs, something as simple and cheap as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy seems more effective in reducing crime (and, not unrelated, keeping teenagers in school).

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  • How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer—By Throwing Parties In Them

    August 26, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Alleys in Seattle were once places of illicit, illegal, and unsanitary activity. The International Sustainability Institute in Seattle began organizing music and art events to bring in people, which, in turn, cleaned-up the crime and garbage. As an urban development strategy, adjacent vacant storefronts re-opened for business and beautification could be seen in new gardens.

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  • Study: Low Injury Rate Shows Gun-Control Laws Work

    August 19, 2015 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawaii is one of the states with strongest gun laws and lowest gun death rates. A study found that states with stricter gun control laws, ammo regulation, background checks, and reporting of lost firearms had the lowest injury rates.

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  • How One Hospital Is Trying to Curb Gun Violence By Treating It Like Substance Abuse

    August 13, 2015 |

    The Trace |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Patients who come to a hospital for gunshot wounds are more likely to suffer another gun injury or commit a crime. To stop this cycle, a hospital in Seattle pairs patients with social workers who follow up with patients, an approach that mirrors substance abuse intervention programs.

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  • Gay and Lesbian Liaison Police Unit

    August 01, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Crimes against LGBT citizens have gone underreported in many U.S. cities. Washington DC’s Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit has employed and trained LGBT officers to represent community members that they protect and serve. After the establishment of the GLLU, the number of reported crimes has increased, demonstrating the comfort and trust that the community has with law enforcement.

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