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New group aims to get at the heart of Chicago’s gun violence problem

by Andrew Shepperson

A new group is trying to better understand Chicago's gun violence problem, bringing community engagement experts and local researchers together to develop real world solutions.

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Should we treat Chicago gun violence as a public health problem like HIV?

by Greg Camp

In the past, I've expressed criticism of sloppy analogies between gun violence and disease, but that doesn't mean that I see no valid ways to approach this.

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How do we solve Chicago’s problem with gun violence?

by Greg Camp

Chicago has reached 500 homicides so far this year. I doubt this comes as a surprise to my readers and it follows a trend in America's largest cities.

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