Northwestern University: Study - Peer Influence, Social Networks Might Be Leveraged to Aid Gun Violence Reduction Efforts
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 20 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Northwestern University issued the following news:
A new Northwestern University study found that a program aimed at reducing gun violence in Chicago, the Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS), deterred about 100 victimizations over a two-year period.
VRS is a program that seeks to lower rates of gun violence in typically high-crime areas. The program seeks to do so by inviting participants with heightened risk of victim . . .
A new Northwestern University study found that a program aimed at reducing gun violence in Chicago, the Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS), deterred about 100 victimizations over a two-year period.
VRS is a program that seeks to lower rates of gun violence in typically high-crime areas. The program seeks to do so by inviting participants with heightened risk of victim . . .