Biden Order Aims to Curb 3D Guns, Improve School Shooter Drills
President Joe Biden, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, announced a new executive order on Thursday aimed at addressing the rising...
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Sep 182 min
Law Enforcement Intelligence Center 'Brain Trusts' Tackle Gun Violence
Unresolved gun homicides and shootings not only leave potential perpetrators at large but also plunge families and loved ones into a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 81 min
Though Gun Suicides Hit All-Time High, Gun Deaths Fell in 2023 — Except Among Kids
While overall gun deaths continued to decline from their post-pandemic peak, child gun deaths rose, and gun suicides hit a record high,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 211 min
EMS Data Shows Firearm Injuries Spiked During Pandemic and Remained Elevated Last Year
Rates of emergency medical services encounters for firearm injuries spiked in 2021 to more than 25% over 2019 levels, but they began to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 211 min
Most Of NYPD Gunfire Detection System Alerts Are Unconfirmed Shootings, Audit Finds
A gunfire location and detection system long used by the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies nationwide is...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 52 min
White House Calls Baltimore’s Crime Drop 'The Greatest Success Story'
Baltimore Police recorded 71 homicides from January through May, a marked decrease compared to the same period last year and the second...
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Crime and Justice News
May 311 min
Podcast Explores the Nation's Relationship With Guns
Through interviews with legislators, family members of victims and key figures like the principal of Columbine High School principal, a...
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Crime and Justice News
May 202 min
As Gun Violence Spreads, 'It Feels Like ... No Neighborhood Is Safe'
A New York Times analysis of fatal shootings across the U.S. found that as gun violence rose during the pandemic, the carnage expanded...
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Crime and Justice News
May 171 min
'The Fight for Survival is Constant'
“Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both...
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Crime and Justice News
May 153 min
NYT Maps Gun Violence Since Start Of Pandemic
The number of people living close to fatal violence grew dramatically during the pandemic years, according to a New York Times...
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Crime and Justice News
May 152 min
Maryland Acts On Biden's Call To Create State Gun Violence Prevention Office
For the past year and a half, Operation Respond has provided services to those at the highest risk of community gun violence in...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22 min
Can Targeted Monthly Cash Stipends Reduce Gun Violence?
Two criminal justice experts argue in The Conversation that programs providing cash assistance to people most at risk for committing gun...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 192 min
Where Youth Violence Rages, Questions About Federal Aid
Although the federal government is investing billions of dollars into combatting firearm injuries, students living under the shadow of...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 172 min
Buffalo Sees 'Unheard Of' Drop In Gun Violence Since Pandemic Highs
Like nearly every city across the country, Buffalo saw a spike in gun violence that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2019 and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 281 min
TV Stars Demonstrate Gun Safety in New Brady-United Campaign
In a recent episode of the hit CBS show S.W.A.T., Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, an elite police tactical officer walks into his kitchen --...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 291 min
Despite GOP Criticism, Biden Claims Crime-Reduction Efforts Work
President Biden on Wednesday welcomed local police chiefs and law enforcement officials to the White House to discuss his...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 291 min
As Homicides Decline in Gary, Community Sees Momentum
In 2023, Gary, Indiana recorded 52 homicides, a 13 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the Gary Police Department....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 272 min
ShotSpotter Retreat Extends Beyond Chicago
When Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced that the city would not renew its contract with SoundThinking, the California-based company...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 231 min
16 Years After Juvenile Detention, Shocking Rates of Firearm Mortality
Results published by the Northwestern Juvenile Project -- a 25-year prospective longitudinal cohort study of 1,829 youths after juvenile...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 232 min
Anti-Violence Advocate Stymied After His Grandbaby Lost to Gunfire
After losing his granddaughter, Aniya, two years ago, Minneapolis advocate K.G. Wilson feels isolated and unable to serve in the...
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