Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting shooting deaths, expanded funding and burgeoning advocacy. A growing number of cities are teaming with researchers
By Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press - Knoxville, Tennessee is one of many cities teaming up with researchers to develop an evidence-based plan to fight gun violence, including Turn Up Knox, a year-old outreach program that mentors kids and defuses situations that could escalate into violence.
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee "That s where I got shot," said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville s "gun zone." There were bullet holes in a church s walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed.
Gun violence prevention research has experienced a small boom in the wake of mounting shooting deaths, expanded funding and burgeoning advocacy. And a growing number of cities are teaming with