Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.
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For Gunshot Survivors, Wounds That Don't Heal
July 25, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar examines how victims’ lives are disfigured, physically and ‘existentially,’ by the lingering effects of gunshot injuries.
Community Policing Helps Reduce Youth Violence
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
Harvard Law School directed five case studies of four cities that have made significant efforts to reduce youth violence or reform the juvenile justice system.
California Group Promotes Mentoring Through Book, Expanded Web Site
June 1, 2004 | Program Result
The California Mentor Foundation worked to hire additional staff and build its communications and research capabilities.
Research on Youth Gun Violence Could Not Collect Data
October 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Carter Center worked to mobilize community action against youth firearm violence. Under the project, named "Not Even One," Community Action Teams were formed at demonstration sites in three states (California, New Mexico, and Georgia).
Six States Look to Prevention First in Crime, Substance Abuse
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The National Crime Prevention Council assisted teams from six states as they developed and implemented plans to make prevention the standard approach to reducing crime and substance abuse within their communities.