Tag: Violence
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University and S. Scott Ogletree, Clemson University
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate.
Some scholars...
France’s ‘everyday sexism’ starts at school
Bérengère Stassin, Université de Lorraine
In France, the #MeToo movement has a livelier name: #BalanceTonPorc, or “Name and Shame Your Pig.” It inspired hundreds of...
How the firearms industry influences US gun culture, in 6 charts
Michael Siegel, Boston University
Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing...
When the media cover mass shootings, would depicting the carnage make...
Nicole Smith Dahmen, University of Oregon
Since 20 children were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012, we’ve seen public calls for...
The way we tell the story of Hollywood sexual assault and...
Sarah L. Cook, Georgia State University
Reporter Paula Froelich claims she once observed Harvey Weinstein assault a woman at a book party. Her editor responded...
What makes American society so violent? 4 essential reads
Emily Costello, The Conversation
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Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...
John Ciorciari, University of Michigan
Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis.
Guatemalans took...
What the Favorite TV Shows of Trump Supporters Can Tell us...
Aaron Duncan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
According to new data, supporters of Donald Trump prefer to get their news from television and enjoy watching crime dramas.
These...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
