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Chicago
We talked to author Alex Kotlowitz about what’s changed, and what hasn’t, in his city over the past 30 years.
Shootings fell again in 2018. An expert unpacks the possible causes, and explains why the city still has a long way to go.
National Rifle Association
Tamika Mallory says the gun group is “waging war against protesters.”
Q & A
Andrew Boss leads a 17-person task force based in the Bronx.
But a leading expert on the politics of guns still sees constraints to the group’s most radical policy goals.
“These tools are not replacing people,” says Deputy Chief Jonathan Lewin, “but they improve our capacity to do our job."
Precious Lives Senior Producer Emily Forman shares her experience covering the daily drumbeat of shootings in Wisconsin’s largest city.
Commentary
"Some couples fight and push or hit each other, but we need to differentiate between those situations and chronic, controlling violence."
Scott Meltzer says the group tells members they are 'crusaders’ fighting a corrupt elite class to make America great again.
Shot and Forgotten
Justin Duckett opens up about “the most barbaric” form of emergency medicine.
Criminal Justice
Leading criminologist David Weisburd says researchers found strong evidence that some policing strategies can lower crime.
Extremism
Duke constitutional law professor Darrell Miller explains "insurrectionist theory."
A "Becoming a Man" counselor on how he helps kids persevere in a city where shootings are everyday occurrences.
Embedding with the Newark Police Department for a new "Frontline" documentary, Jelani Cobb met officers desperate to get guns off the street — and some who went too far.
Community Violence
A pair of sociologists explain how nurturing kids' passions — whether for anime, customizing cars, or raising pigeons — has the power to reduce illegal behaviors.
