violence prevention

Cities like Detroit turn to new weapons detection tech to try to prevent gun violence
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The city paid more than $1.3 million for a system it’s using to screen people headed to popular gathering spots.
Philadelphia program teaches carpentry skills to help youths build their futures
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The goal is to put participants on a path to employment.
How internet ‘echo chambers’ lead to faster radicalization
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“Large media corporations have a duty to take on this challenge,” one expert says.
After Florida school shooting, Congress takes a new look at school safety funding
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal called for cutting millions in funding to school safety programs like violence prevention and school counselors. Now, in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, state and federal officials have called for expanding such programs, and Congress is starting to explore funding for things like fences and security […]

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