To heal from gun violence, anti-violence advocates say Chicagoans need prevention
At least 68 people were shot and 8 people were killed over the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago.
By Sarah StarkTo heal from gun violence, anti-violence advocates say Chicagoans need prevention
At least 68 people were shot and 8 people were killed over the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago.
By Sarah StarkOn the Fourth of July, seven people were killed and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting in suburban Highland Park. About 35 miles south, another mass shooting injured five people in Parkway Gardens in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood.
Reset discusses how both instances play into the larger issue of gun violence in the Chicago region, and how restorative justice and community-based support can help prevent this kind of violence.
GUESTS: Kim Smith, program director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab
Teny Gross, executive director of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago
Franklin Cosey-Gay, director of the Violence Recovery Program at the University of Chicago Trauma Center