scholarly journals International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR) Wins Award from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis G. Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Gun Policy ◽  
Prevention Interventions

The International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR) won a $30,000 grant award, given by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR), to develop a method to estimate the harms and benefits that gun policy and violence prevention interventions have on legal users of firearms.

Conflict Resolution Interventions and Tertiary Violence Prevention Among Urban Nonintimate Adults: A Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483802091867
Author(s):  
Caroline Harmon-Darrow
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
What Works

Several hundred U.S. conflict resolution and restorative justice programs are addressing community violence using neutral facilitation to help people in conflict, or those who have experienced a crime, to talk things out face-to-face and come up with self-determined solutions. Very little quantitative intervention research has been conducted on the capacity of these programs to reduce violence, violent crime, and criminal recidivism. The scientific literature pertaining to the association of conflict resolution interventions with violence prevention are identified, screened, and sorted. Study design, sampling, measurement, and analyses are assessed using objective standards. Individual criminal recidivism outcomes and neighborhood gun violence rates are charted. In the 10 included studies, disparate conflict resolution and restorative justice interventions each appears to be related to modest reductions in individual criminal recidivism for participants, when compared with standard criminal justice system treatment. Conflict interruption interventions show a decrease in neighborhood gun violence in most districts. Future studies of conflict resolution and violence should mitigate selection bias, control for possibly confounding factors, operationalize all intervention components, select the correct units of analyses, and link “what works” outcome data to “how it works” intervention data. Four key gaps include measuring self-reported violence, including victimization, studying adults, and examining “upstream” interventions.

Adult and Youth Involvement in Gun-Related Crime: Implications for Gun Violence Prevention Interventions

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 799-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni M. Circo ◽  
Jesenia M. Pizarro ◽  
Edmund F. McGarrell
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
Targeted Violence ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
The City ◽  
Violence Prevention Programs

The purpose of this study is to assess whether distinct targeted violence prevention programs are needed to address gun violence based on offender age. Police incident reports were used to analyze the temporal, situational, and spatial patterns of offending between a group of adult and youthful offenders in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Chi-square and logistic regression multivariate techniques were used to test the differences and similarities between these groups. The findings suggest that youth and adult offenders of gun crimes in Detroit are not significantly different in the time or place in which they offend. Only modest differences were observed in terms of situational characteristics. The most significant differences between youth and adult offenders involved the age of their victim and the presence of co-offenders. Policy implications are discussed.

The Legal and Empirical Case for Firearm Purchaser Licensing

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (S4) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Hannah Abelow ◽  
Cassandra Crifasi ◽  
Daniel Webster
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
State Government ◽  
State Level ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Racial Justice ◽  
Legal Frameworks

This article argues that state government actors concerned about gun violence prevention should prioritize enactment of robust firearm purchaser regimes at the state level. First, the article outlines the empirical evidence base for purchaser licensing. Then, the article describes how state governments can design this policy. Next, the article assesses the likelihood that purchaser licensing legislation will continue to be upheld by federal courts. Finally, the article addresses the implications of this policy, aimed at curbing gun deaths, for equally important racial justice priorities. Taken together, these various considerations indicate that purchaser licensing policies are among the most effective firearm-focused laws state governments can enact to reduce gun deaths within the existing federal legislative and legal frameworks.

A New Narrative on Gun Violence

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-45
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Gun Policy ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Community Environments

Chapter 3 offers narratives about gun violence; these narratives draw from public health tenets and practice. Contributors sketch a road map to how people with differing philosophies can act together to prevent gun deaths: Michael B. Siegel describes public health principles that can shape thinking about gun policy. Drawing from his experiences in Baltimore, Daniel W. Webster illustrates how gun violence has influenced urban life, examining the implications of aggressive law enforcement. His work with police and community members and his involvement with a gun violence reduction consortium yield strategies for reducing harm. Zeroing in on the community environments in which gun violence occurs, Bernadette Callahan Hohl illustrates how a public health approach can improve safety. Using examples from community-driven projects, she offers evidence that strengthening neighborhoods pays off. The chapter concludes an action agenda.

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