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Philadelphia
Bout Mine I Matter helps Philly’s youth process their grief through a filmmaking program that integrates behavioral counseling and de-escalation techniques.
Dr. Gillian Naro was working a night shift when her hospital faced an active shooter. In an interview with The Trace, she discusses the experience, and how she hopes to prevent more violence.
Q & A
Criminologist Daniel Semenza says global warming may devastate communities already hit hardest by shootings.
Mass Shooting
Looking for a second career, Mark Bryant sold several revolvers to fund the launch of the Gun Violence Archive.
Law Enforcement
A conversation with Professor Sarah Seo, whose work explores the fraught history of traffic enforcement and the problems that emerge when officers get to decide whose cars to stop.
Chicago
Rising homicides, the pandemic, and drug overdoses have created unprecedented loss in Cook County. Medical examiners see the devastation up close.
Extremism
Duke Law professor Darrell Miller explains how a strain of Second Amendment advocacy convinced some Americans that they have the right to use violence against political opponents.
Roberto Aspholm spent years researching the transformation of the city’s gangs. He says law enforcement in Chicago hasn’t caught up.
The Trace spoke with a former New York State trooper about preventing self-harm among a group of people who are usually armed.
Katherine Schweit thinks people don’t realize how much power they have to prevent mass shootings.
Active Shooting
Gun rampages do more than kill and injure. They also damage Americans’ communal life. Yale sociologist Vida Bajc analyzes the aftershocks.
Reverend Deanna Hollas is being touted as the country’s first minister of gun violence prevention. "We’re called to care about everybody and every child," she said.
After the shooting, Frank DeAngelis made a vow to rebuild his school. Now he’s coaching administrators who have endured tragedies of their own.
How We Fix This
To curb homicides, Eric Jones started by having the Stockton, California PD focus on repairing its relationship with residents. “More than ever, I see trust in police connected to reducing violent crime.”
Free to Shoot Again
Professor David Kennedy on the link between effective investigations and community trust.
