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Roanoke County mother seeks answers following son's suicide

Amy Friedenberger

October 10, 2016 |

The Roanoke Times |

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Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

Many suicides are caused by gun-inflicted wounds annually in the United States. Connecticut passed a law in 1999 that enabled law enforcement to temporarily remove guns from people who were at-risk of causing harm to themselves or to others. Research on the law has shown that after police removed guns, people were less likely to use them inappropriately after they were returned, thereby preventing suicides.

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This Machine Could Prevent Gun Violence — If Only Cops Used It

Beth Schwartzapfel

October 06, 2016 |

The Marshall Project |

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Response Location: United States, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Gun crimes with no leads can torment police investigators and agitate communities. NIBIN is a database that tracks the unique marks that guns leave on shell casings, showing whether that same gun was used in another crime or could lead to evidence.

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A tale of 3 cities: LA and NYC outpace Chicago in curbing violence

Jeremy Gorner Annie Sweeney

September 18, 2016 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Adjusting some of the strategies police adopted in New York and Los Angeles can help Chicago reduce it homicide rates which is one of the highest in the country. Some strategies which can be adopted in Chicago are to improve the relationships police have with the community and to increase police presence.

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Highline district struggles with fallout after limiting student suspensions

Claudia Rowe

September 10, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Highline school district in Washington implemented a radical new strategy to break the school-to-prison pipeline based on mounting data that suspending students pushed them into a vicious cycle of violence and delinquency. However, theories of replacing punitive measures with counseling and academic triage have proven difficult to translate from theory to practice, and many teachers have resigned over fear for their safety. But one teacher at Pacific Middle School has found a way to make the approach work, and the district is promising to scale his model, invest more in teacher training, and expand resources, determined to meet their original objectives and reach the kids that need the most help.

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Inside Black Guns Matter, Philly's Second Amendment answer to police brutality

Cassie Owens

August 21, 2016 |

Billy Penn |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, Black Guns Matter encourages Black Americans to practice the second amendment right to own a gun, while at the simultaneously discouraging altercations with the police. This group provides resources to inform Black Americans how to protect themselves from the police or other individuals should they need to. They also mitigate tragic outcomes by preparing Black Americans for confrontations with cops.

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What could actually work to fix gun violence in America – and what doesn't

Lois Beckett

June 23, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In the wake of high-profile shootings, proposals such as banning assault weapons gain momentum. But there are solutions few national politicians are looking at that take a very different tack.

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Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

Ashley Luthern

June 18, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A law-enforcement strategy known as the "focused deterrence" approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by crime — often the same individuals — and hosts meetings where they are offered resources to break the cycle, or, face serious legal consequences. The approach has worked so well in places like Kansas City, Boston, and High Point, that Milwaukee is looking at how to replicate the results.

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Do gun control debates ever change anything? In these countries they did.

Priyanka Boghani

June 13, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States

Mass shootings in the United States spur calls for gun control regulation, but do gun control regulations work? In Australia, Scotland, and Finland, they have reduced gun-related crimes through buyback programs, banning civilians from owning guns, and raising the minimum age for owning guns.

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Federal gun prosecutions fall, even as Milwaukee crime rises

John Diedrich Kevin Crowe

June 11, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With shooting deaths soaring in Milwaukee, gun cases have swamped the county courts, but there has been no similar spike in federal firearm prosecutions. In fact, the opposite occurred last year.

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Pathways to Peace: In Philadelphia, a dealer becomes a healer

Brie Zeltner

June 07, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Healing Hurt People (HHP), the program that helped save his life, now employs men like Jermaine McCorey - men who used to be a part of a violent life on the streets of Philadelphia - to reach out to boys and young men in the emergency department and help get them through empathy and personalized support. HHP's goal is to help young people recognize the role trauma has played in shaping their lives, to respect and honor their experience and to help them avoid fueling the cycle of violence.

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