Violence prevention programs, particularly community-based interventions, can significantly reduce homicides and shootings in ...

People blame gun violence on different things depending ... LUDWIG: Which is a huge reduction. MA: Strategy two - help change people's environments. And this can be illustrated by a study Jens ...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

Stand-up comedian and reality TV host Bert Kreischer has traveled all over the United States. With that said, there's one particular state that he prefers over the rest. During an appearance on the ...

Criminologists distinguish between instrumental violence (shooting a bank guard to facilitate a robbery) and expressive violence (expressing my rage or jealousy with fists or pistol). Almost all ...

This story is part of an ongoing series on youth justice. Part 1: An outlier in youth incarceration. Part 2: Reforms promised ...

A study released in May had a lot to say about incarceration in Berks County. Undertaken in a joint effort between the nonprofit organizations Building Justice in Berks, The Real Deal 610 and the Vera ...

While gun violence is down in Philadelphia, advocates say there are still too many children being caught in the crossfire.

Philadelphia marks Gun Violence Awareness Month, highlighting JWAT's role in reducing gun-related incidents, and emphasizing ...

Philadelphia is standing against gun violence on Tuesday with two events, one week after the fatal Lemon Hill mass shooting.

Philadelphia's Office of Safe Neighborhoods launched Gun Violence Awareness Month, highlighting JWAT's role in tackling crime.

The initiative was described as a citywide mobilization of community leaders devising crime-reduction strategies aimed at reducing gun violence in Jackson's high-crime areas. Keisha Coleman ...