Criminology

In a letter to the editor, Richard Berk of the School of Arts & Sciences criticizes a recent essay critiquing the use of statistical procedures in social sciences.

A Penn evaluation found that Philadelphia’s current gun violence intervention program produced significant reductions in group-member involved gun violence.

Researchers at Penn found that a $4 million Philadelphia gun violence intervention program helped reduce group and neighborhood conflicts and drove down shootings in targeted areas.

A study by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that repairing a home can reduce crime on a block by 23 percent.

A co-authored Penn study found that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.

A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.

Richard Berk of the School of Arts & Sciences notes that many countries have disadvantaged people who are angry and alienated but don’t possess guns.

A study by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine, John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that rates of gun violence were reduced in neighborhood blocks surrounding renovated homes.