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2 dead and 19 injured after Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say
Violence and mass shootings surge during the summer months as temperatures rise and people gather in large crowds for activities. Each year, the Fourth of July ranks as the most violent day of the year, according to Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox.
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Rise in domestic violence killings spurs call for more state support for victims
Hayat Bearat, a lawyer who directs the Domestic Violence Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, said that even when survivors interact with police and the court system, there are still gaps that don’t provide critical help and leave them vulnerable.
ABC News
Why domestic violence survivors may not be able to ‘just leave’ abusive relationships
Hayat Bearat, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law and director of the school’s Domestic Violence Institute, told ABC News that a couple also might have dissipated assets, or the abuse perpetrator may have moved all funds into an account over which they have sole control.
Deadly decisions? Trump cuts gut anti-crime programs as summer violence looms
The United States has experienced five mass shootings each Independence Day on average over the past decade − more than on any other day of the year, according to an analysis of Gun Violence Archive data by researcher James Alan Fox of Northeastern University.
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Police said she was abused, but then she was threatened with prosecution
Margo Lindauer, a former director of Northeastern University School of Law’s Domestic Violence Institute, said the state law banning secret recordings also affects victims’ ability to gather evidence against their abusers.
Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
“It’s the gathering, the free time, the drinking,” said James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, who oversees a mass killings database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with the university.
Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
“It’s the gathering, the free time, the drinking,” said James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, who oversees a mass killings database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with the university.
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Despite recent spike in violence, shootings in Boston remain at 10-year low
“Just as a general pattern, we would expect to see a slight increase over the hotter months. We’ve been inside until May, essentially right until the weather warms up. And as there are more people out and about, there’s more opportunity for engagement, both positive and negative,” said Northeastern University associate professor Jacob Stowell.
Viral map shows election results from 2016, not totals of guns, shootings
The post also fails to specify what it means by “gun violence” – which can include homicides, suicides or accidental shootings, said Dr. Matthew Miller, a professor at Northeastern University who has researched gun violence.
The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
As of Wednesday, there had been at least 37 mass killings in the United States in 2023, leaving at least 195 people dead, not including shooters who died, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
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What can be done about spate of summer gun violence?
“Fear of mass shootings is at an all-time high,” said Prof. James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist who’s been studying this type of violence for years. “It is an epidemic, an epidemic of fear.”
Massachusetts needs to regulate ghost guns
Yet Massachusetts, like many other states, fails to regulate ghost guns. According to an analysis by researchers at Northeastern University School of Law, done for the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, it is illegal for a licensed dealer to sell a gun without a serial number, and it is illegal to remove a serial […]