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The spread of permitless carry - Gun laws in the USA - the Economist

Looking down the barrel of a troubling trend | United States Many states are pushing through more permissive gun laws… (2021)


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Video of 6-year-old girl's arrest shows the perils of putting police in primary schools

Newly-released body camera footage shows an Orlando police officer taking a 6-year-old girl away in handcuffs. A school safety expert explains the ... (2020)


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All Kinds of U.S. Communities Have Suffered Mass Shootings - CityLab

In every kind of American community, data shows. (2019)


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Parents Question Whether Shooting Drills Traumatize Kids

Parents are increasingly questioning elements of school shooting drills, including whether they traumatize kids. (2019)


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'A devastating scenario': Brazil sets new record for homicides at 63,880 deaths || The Guardian

Data show a 3% increase of people killed in 2017 from the previous year; rapes also rose 8% to 60,018 (2018)


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Plastic, but not toys: 3D-printed guns 2018-08-02 | The Economist

​Today Cody Wilson, a self-described anarchist, was to publish online instructions today to help (2018)


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Central America’s Violent Northern Triangle | Council on Foreign Relations

Violence and rampant crime have driven asylum seekers from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the United States, which is seeking to help addr... (2018)


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Gun shy: BlackRock | The Economist

The world’s largest money manager announces earnings today. “... BlackRock is the largest shareholder in three of America’s largest publicly tr... (2018)


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Nine Ways to Help Students Discuss Guns and Violence | Berkeley- Greater Good Magazine

In the wake of a mass shooting in Florida, students are taking action on gun control. How can educators respond? (2018)


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Student Protests: Questions and Answers | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Information for teachers, principals, and district leaders about walkouts, free speech, and civic activism (2018)


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Student Activism and Gun Control | Harvard Graduate School of Education

How school leaders can respond — by listening, helping to empower, and affirming students' rights. “As young people across the country join in,... (2018)


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Why Italy’s anti-mafia movement is in trouble - The Economist explains

FEW people are more respected by the majority of Italians than those who fight their country’s powerful organised crime syndicates. (2018)


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Resiliency After Violence - Ideas for talking with students | Harvard Graduate School of Education

In the wake of the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, ideas for supporting and strengthening your family and school communities (2018)


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How To Talk With Kids About Terrible Things | MindShift

The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has children all over the country asking difficult questions. Here are a few tips for their parents and teac... (2018)


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Why America doesn’t have universal background checks for gun-buyers - The Economist explains

IN TOO many neighbourhoods it is easier to buy a gun than a book or fresh vegetables, Barack Obama said in a speech to international police chiefs ... (2018)


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Why it is nearly impossible for America to pass gun-control laws - The Economist explains

ONE day after 14 people died and 21 were injured in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, America's Senate defeated a bill that would have... (2018)


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America’s latest school slaughter - The banality of mass murder | The Economist

A 19-YEAR-OLD man wearing a gas mask and toting an assault rifle rampaged through his former school in Florida on February 14th, killing 17 pupils. (2018)


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What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer - The New York Times

Americans advance a lot of theories for why they have so many more gun deaths than other countries do. The answer is lying in plain sight. (2018)


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School Shootings Now Unfold on Social Media. Here's What Educators Need to Know

When terror strikes, social media can be used to share information, process grief, and re-traumatize victims. Experts say parents and educators can... (2018)


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Are programs better than people at predicting reoffending? | The Economist

IN AMERICA, computers have been used to assist bail and sentencing decisions for many years. Their proponents argue that the rigorous logic of an a... (2018)


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Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisations? - Marginal REVOLUTION

Yes, it would seem.  The subtitle is “The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on US Crime,” the authors are Evelina Gavrilova, Takuma Kamada, and Flor... (2018)


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Poll: Two-thirds of Mexicans Reject Amnesty for Gang Members

CFR: “Mexicans Reject Amnesty for Gangs, Poll Shows Two-thirds of respondents do not favor offering amnesty to criminal gang members (Reuters) ... (2017)


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In the Land of Vendettas That Go On Forever

VQR Online, 2017: “I had flown to the Balkans in late July 2017 to learn about blood feuds, or the ancient oaths of vendetta sworn between warrin... (2017)


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Why Brazilian Women Support Jair Bolsonaro - New York Times

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is known for his offensive remarks about women, but his hard-line agenda on crime has spurred man... (2019)


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