Listen Here "As society cautiously re-opens and returns to in-person activity and work, violence and physical threats to businesses are occurring at an unsettling, record-high pace. This is a result of multiple factors, from pent up economic and political frustrations to revised health and safety protocols in the office. However, there’s someone … [Read more...]
Preventing the Next Attack: Implications of Returning to In-Person Activity
What causes gun violence and how can we stop it?
Listen Here "Close to 290 people have been killed or wounded by gunshots in Minneapolis in the first half of 2021. That’s about double the number of people hit by bullets in the first six months of each of the previous four years. Homicides jumped from 22 to 40 in that same period. The deaths of two children hit the Twin Cities especially … [Read more...]
Unpacking the Violence Project: Episode 136
"Mass shootings account for only 0.2% of firearm deaths in the US a year -- but their impact is large, deeply traumatizing survivors, their communities, and the country as a whole. How do we, as a nation, try to prevent these mass shootings? And what commonalities exist between not just these shootings, but the shooters themselves? To find out, … [Read more...]
Halfway through 2021, the US has seen more than 280 mass shootings, including one in Iowa
The Violence Project's co-founder Jillian Peterson was featured in a segment by CNN about the rise in mass shootings throughout the country. "Jillian Peterson, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Hamline University, said, 'That type of violence has been surging through the pandemic, and now in 2021 we're really seeing … [Read more...]
Gun Violence Prevention: What a Study of Mass Shootings Tells Us About How to Prevent Them
The Violence Project's co-founders Jillian Peterson and James Densley spoke with the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy. Listen to their discussion on YouTube here. YouTube Description: Mass shootings are very rare, but they receive a lot of media attention and have enormous social costs. Guest host … [Read more...]