Tag: Violence
Mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving...
Jill McCorkel, Villanova University
On a mid-October morning, I drove from Philadelphia to State Correctional Institution Muncy, Pennsylvania’s oldest and largest women’s prison.
The prison,...
The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
Robert Myers, Alfred University
In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius...
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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EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
