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6 July 2020
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A strategy to improve the intelligence that steers policing and violence-intervention efforts has worked in Chicago and shown promising early signs in Baltimore. But plans to expand Strategic Decision Support Centers ...
29 May 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Domestic abuse risks are on the rise, at a time of social isolation, economic disruption, and gun-buying, and so Wayne County, Michigan, court officials responded to the closing of their courthouses by allowing people...
27 May 2020
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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800-1500 Words
As Canada sees an increase in gun violence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are increasing their capacity to do ballistic imaging – an analysis that is able to potentially connect multiple crimes. Across the ...
26 May 2020
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
After a 14-year-old girl in Jonesboro, Ark., accidentally shot and killed a friend, local activists distributed hundreds of fliers promoting safe gun storage strategies that have been proven to save lives. They gained...
17 March 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Street outreach workers who work to reduce gun violence in Chicago are using the relationships they've built to now spread the word about the dangers of the coronavirus. “To the extent that we are the sort of conduits...
24 February 2020
Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Despite a strong gun-rights culture in the state, Louisiana law enforcement agencies use aggressive gun-confiscation laws and procedures to disarm domestic abusers as part of a wider array of protections for victims. ...
23 February 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
Radio
800-1500 Words
The Denver, Colorado, district attorney’s office assigned an investigator to methodically search for signs that domestic abusers possessed prohibited guns, and then uses that information to take the guns away. Firearm...
24 January 2020
Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
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800-1500 Words
Oregon's Lake Oswego School District takes a preventative approach to gun violence in its schools. The district's threat assessment team meets with students who have raised red flags, assesses the situation, and, if a...
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network)
The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board
10 January 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Since 2016, Chicago has seen a 37% decrease in homicides with a comprehensive, targeted approach toward violence. The city developed a multi-pronged approach, including a collaboration between foundations and funders,...
8 January 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The ALICE Training Institute provides active-shooter training for schools around the United States. The organization’s website says that 18 schools have had success using its protocol, and yet an investigation by The ...
13 December 2019
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The ALICE Training Institute, a for-profit offering active shooter training, teaches participants to take a proactive approach to active shooters, differing from the long-held lock down approach. And while they’ve gro...
11 December 2019
Ellicott City, Maryland, United States
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800-1500 Words
Start With Hello, an initiative from the NGO Sandy Hook Promise, gives students the opportunity to diversify who they know and interact with in a long-term effort to prevent school violence and shootings. The program,...
17 October 2019
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Broadcast TV Programs
Over 15 Minutes
The Baltimore Ceasefire movement -- which asks community members to put away their guns for specific weekends -- began in 2017 when its organizers had enough of the gun violence in their city. Now, the ceasefire weeke...
11 October 2019
Loughborough, England
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800-1500 Words
A collaboration between England’s Loughborough University, the UK’s Ministry of Defence, and a company called Foster + Freeman has led to a new technology that can pull fingerprints from shell casings. What was once a...
9 October 2019
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
With gun reform being a key legislative topic, the majority of time, energy, and resources have focused on preventing mass shootings, which amount to just 2-3% of gun-related homicides. The rest affect majority commun...
8 October 2019
Connecticut, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Connecticut has had Extreme Risk Protection Orders, or “red flag” laws, in effect since 1999. These laws allow citizens to provide tips to law enforcement if they suspect danger or violence, in which case law enforcem...
25 September 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Milwaukee’s 414LIFE program is treating violence like a public health issue, seeking to interrupt and prevent its spread. The pilot program is a collaboration between the city’s Office of Violence Prevention, local no...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
20 September 2019
Oakland, California, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Oakland’s Ceasefire initiative takes a collaborative, comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence. City officials, community advocates, residents, and law enforcement work together by prioritizing data analysis, m...
18 September 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Chicago is trying something new when it comes to violence prevention: beautifying public spaces that have been known to be places of violence. The city has launched an official pilot program called Grounds for Peace, ...
18 September 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Under new leadership, Indianapolis has seen a drastic decline in fatal police shootings. While the new police chief, Bryan Roach, shares credit with his entire force, many credit his new policies for the decline. Init...
11 September 2019
Buffalo, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
With support for a New York-based grant program, Buffalo has been trying various evidence-based approaches to decrease violence, especially gun violence, in the city. The grant program, Gun Involved Violence Eliminati...
11 September 2019
Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
While most Americans and politicians from across the partisan aisle support universal background checks for firearm purchases, that system has shown to not be as effective as many think. Instead, states are implementi...
3 September 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A group in Chicago called Good Kids, Mad City is made up of youth who have been affected by gun violence. They offer support and accountability to each other and use the group as a way to cope with the daily violence ...
3 September 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
GoodKids MadCity, an anti-gun violence group that is led by black and brown youth in Chicago is working to create a safer community. Members, most of whom have been directly impacted by gun violence, work together to ...
26 August 2019
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
For individuals wanting to store their guns outside of their homes, they can now find a space using the Colorado Gun Storage Map. The interactive tool was developed in collaboration between the Colorado School of Publ...
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