Tag: homicide
Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure...
Carla Lewandowski, Rowan University and John A. Shjarback, Rowan University
Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during...
School shootings are at a record high this year – but...
James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University
Whenever a school shooting takes place like the one...
More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect...
Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020.
Faith-based ‘violence interrupters’ stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for...
Deanna Wilkinson, The Ohio State University
The July 4 weekend was one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, with 160 people, including several small...
I track murder cases that use the ‘gay panic defense,’ a...
W. Carsten Andresen, St. Edward's University
On January 21, New Jersey became the ninth state in the nation to ban the gay panic defense, a...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
