A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates

A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates

A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates

Every society depends on violence workers, but what makes young men take a job that risks their lives and harms others?

With qualitative research, the risks of data sharing can outweigh the rewards

Why do some people resort to violence while others in similar circumstances do not? Drawing on 99 in-depth interviews with men from high-violence C...

Johns Hopkins School of Government and Policy advances governance with research, data-driven analysis, and innovative solutions to today’s challenges.

Building on a body of evidence showing that behavioral science-informed programs can reduce violence among youth and adults, this report highlights findings from a qualitative analysis to understand w...

This study draws on 95 interviews and observations with gang-affiliated individuals in Chicago to examine how gang structures shape disengagement and desistance from crime. During the last two decade...

In our federalist nation, regulation in 50 capitals makes a huge difference.

Why focusing on the small fraction of problem dealers offers the clearest path to reducing violence

The unfortunate limits of legal gun regulation

Firearm ownership meant something very different when the United States was founded.

Sources identified Robin Westman, 23, as the shooter, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. One source told the Star Tribune Westman’s mother once worked at Annunciation.

American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments helped transform debates around issues like public education and welfare reform.

For the U.S. to make lasting progress against firearm violence, it must change the way it talks about — and talks to — people who carry.