Using Contact Tracing to Reduce Gun Violence
The contact tracing that is all over the news since the start of the pandemic can arguably have an impact on gun violence in Chicago. At least that is what our guest, Dr. Andrew Papachristos, Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Northwestern Network and Neighborhood Initiative argued in his OpEd in The Hill […]
Tribune Assumption Laden OpEd
Despite all the evidence to the contrary on their lack of effectiveness the Chicago Tribune continues its drum beat of support increasing the length of gun laws in Illinois. The editorial itself is authored in such a matter that it makes you think that stiffening the length of the sentences has a proven track record […]
Some Thoughts on the “Under the Gun” Series
Last week Robert Wildeboer did a series of reports titled “Under the gun: Murder in Chicago and Toronto” on WBEZ attempting to seek out answers about why two cities that seem so similar, Toronto and Chicago, have such different realities when it comes to gun violence. Rob did a commendable job attempting to make the […]