Solving Gun Violence
Solving Gun Violence
Podcast Description
Solving Gun Violence is a weekly student-led podcast by UVA’s Gun Violence Solutions Project (GVSP) that tackles one of America’s most urgent issues - preventing gun violence. Each episode features experts sharing actionable solutions to improve community safety while upholding individual rights. Have you ever wondered what can be done to effectively address gun violence in America? These conversations offer real answers. Tune in and be a part of the GVSP’s mission to share solutions to end this epidemic.
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Focused on the prevention of gun violence in America, exploring topics such as community safety strategies, policy advocacy, and the impact of grassroots organizations. Episodes have included discussions with leaders like Mark Culliton and Michelle Caldeira from Uncornered, who discuss transforming individuals for violence prevention, and Greg Jackson, who shares insights from his role at the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Solving Gun Violence is a student-led podcast by UVA’s Gun Violence Solutions Project (GVSP) that tackles one of America’s most urgent issues – preventing gun violence. Each episode features experts sharing actionable solutions to improve community safety while upholding individual rights. Have you ever wondered what can be done to effectively address gun violence in America? These conversations offer real answers. Tune in and be a part of the GVSP’s mission to share solutions to end this epidemic.
Jens Ludwig, professor at the University of Chicago and author of the book Unforgiving Places, joins student-host Andrew Chand to discuss his book that argues most shootings stem from split-second decisions rather than considered calculation. This idea has huge implications for how our criminal justice system, education system, and communities as a whole address the problem of gun violence.
Buy Prof. Ludwig's book at UChicago Press.
For more info about the Gun Violence Solutions Project visit gvsp.virginia.edu
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