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Studying political violence as a public health issue

Inside our October 2024 newsletter

Research

Social network size and endorsement of political violence in the US

Individuals who reported very few and very many strong social connections were more likely than others to support political violence or be personally willing to engage in it in one form or another.
Political Violence
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WEBINAR: Political Violence and the 2024 Elections

Political Violence
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Neighborhood predictors of suicide and firearm suicide in Detroit, Michigan

Our findings suggest place-based factors at the tract level do not provide meaningful insight into the risk of suicide or firearm suicide among youth or the general population in Detroit, Michigan. Further study is warranted.
Suicide and Self HarmCommunity and Neighborhood Violence
Research

Community violence intervention & prevention strategies

Mitigating variations in school and neighborhood violence

K-12 urban public schools are uniquely positioned to challenge and alter the pervasive structural violence that impacts Black and brown students. Schools can actively dismantle systemic barriers by integrating community violence intervention.
Structural and Systemic ViolenceCommunity-Based Violence Intervention

Opinion: Don’t underestimate threats of violence from Proud Boys and other right-wing groups

Political Violence

Could firearm suicide risk be predicted at the time of firearm purchase, creating an opportunity to help those at risk? 

Inside our September 2024 newsletter

Suicide and Self Harm
Research

Community-based violence intervention in the aftermath of homicide

Community violence prevention specialists’ proximity to and perspectives on community safety and healing

Community-based violence intervention and prevention programs serve as a valuable mitigation tool in the ongoing violent conflicts that encapsulate divested communities across the nation.
Community-Based Violence InterventionHomicide
Research

Predicting short time-to-crime guns

A machine learning analysis of California transaction records (2010–2021)

How are firearms diverted from the legal retail market into the hands of gun offenders? Using machine learning, researchers were able to identify firearms at extreme risk for diversion into criminal hands. These findings can inform efforts to reduce the flow of guns into illicit markets and criminal hands.
Using Data to Predict ViolenceFirearm Acquisition and Ownership, Illegal Firearm Markets and Trafficking
Research

Individual, firearm, and purchasing characteristics associated with risk of firearm-related violent crime arrest

A nested case-control study

Given limited data on firearm transactions, there has been little research on whether the type of firearm an individual purchases or the nature of their purchase might serve as indicators of risk for subsequent firearm-related violent crime.
Firearm Acquisition and Ownership
Research

Gun-free zones and active shootings in the United States

A matched case-control study

It is unlikely that gun-free zones attract active shooters; gun-free zones may be protective against active shootings.
Firearm Policies and ProgramsSchool and Mass Shootings
News

Study suggests gun-free zones do not attract mass shootings

A first-of-its-kind matched-pair study of 150 U.S. shooting sites and 150 similar locations without shootings found active shootings were 62.5% less likely at gun-free locations than at gun-allowing ones.
Firearm Policies and ProgramsSchool and Mass Shootings