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Putting a stop to gun violence
Ileea Parker
Purdue University Global
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The problem. . .
across the nation, there have been more than 33,000 crime scenes recorded and they all have similarities involving guns.” (Paul, S. 2017).
“increases in the neighborhood percentages of residents in poverty” were associated with a 27 percent higher rate of gun homicides. (noonan, D. 2019)
Each year 14,000 Americans die by firearm homicide.
Three out of four homicides are committed with a firearm.
Access to firearms — such as the presence of a gun in the home — doubles the risk for homicide victimization.
The firearm homicide rate in the United States is 25.2 times higher than other industrialized countries. (EFSGV, 2020)
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The solution
we must put intervention strategies and coping techniques into place.
Help to prevent gun violence from ever happening/reoccurring.
Provide those who have experienced gun violence overcome their fears with counseling and rehabilitation programs. (Everytown. 2022)
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(CDC Wonder; Gani et al. (2017)
Intervention strategies are plans/methods that complete a specific goal in helping to prevent or manage difficult issues/problems.
For example, street outreach, gun control, safety procedures and more. Helping communities to get more knowledge on Mental Health.
Public Health's Approach
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(Frieden TR. (2010)
Define and Monitor the problem , See what issues are the cause of gun violence.
Identify risks, who is it affecting, providing communities with resources to come out of poverty.
help victims and their loved one's cope with injuries and/or the loss of loved ones.
Require an age limit on gun purchases.
Give classes on proper gun storage.
Test prevention strategies, see how they work in communities and adjust them as needed.
neighborhood programs to those at risk of turning to use a gun as a solution.
Prevention Strategies
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Gun violence: the real cost (Philip cook & jens ludwig, 2000)
Events involving a gun, starting with the story of columbine.
“since 1965 more than one million people have been shot and killed” (p. 15).
States that if were willing to come together and make the necessary adjustments and sacrifices, like paying a little higher taxes in order to provide metal detectors in public building entrances and schools (pg. 46)
Provides a chart to show how fatalities of guns compare among 3 categories; assault, by accidents, and by suicide. (pg.17)
It also dives deeper into how it affects people physically, and emotionally when gun violence is not addressed.
Gun Violence:
The Real Costs
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Youth of color organization
For more on the “you can’t build peace with a piece statement”, see https://www.youth4justice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04-01-13YouthofColorResponsetoSchoolShootingsFinalStatement.pdf/
The site includes resources statements and statistics from the students themselves and how gun violence has changed their lives.
(Photo by: Dignity in Schools, 2013)
You can't have peace with a piece (youth of color, 2013)
“This is a movement to end the school-to-prison track” (pg. 1)
In 2012, homicides were caused by African Americans whose ages ranged from 10yrs-24years. With Latinos following closely behind them rating as the second leading causes of death by homicide using a gun with similar age ranges. (pg. 5)
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https://youtu.be/8-HHp92KjNQ
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What we know…
“For every 10-20 risk-based gun removal actions,
1 life was saved through averted suicide”
For more info from this source
Visit: https://www.apha.org/-/media/Files/PDF/topics/gun/Gun_Forum_Panel_1.ashx/
“Even one life is worth saving” – Parker, I
References
Cook,p (2000). Gun violence: the real cost. (oxford university press)
Frattaroli, S. and Jeffrey, S. (2020). Policies that work to reduce gun violence. https://www.apha.org/-/media/Files/PDF/topics/gun/Gun_Forum_Panel_1.ashx/
Johnson, C. (2013). School Gun Violence Solution from Kids. https://citylimits.org/2013/04/12/school-gun-violence-solutions-from-kids/
Noonan, D. (2019). Gun Homicide linked to poor social mobility. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gun-homicide-linked-to-poor-social-mobility/
Paul, S. (2017). The connection between poverty, inequality, and firearm violence. Referenced from https://luskin.ucla.edu/connection-poverty-inequality-firearm-violence/
The educational fund to stop gun violence (efsgv). 2020. public health approach to gun violence prevention. https://efsgv.org/learn/learn-more-about-gun-violence/public-health-approach-to-gun-violence-prevention/
Youth of color organization. (2013). You can’t have peace with a piece. https://www.youth4justice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04-01-13YouthofColorResponsetoSchoolShootingsFinalStatement.pdf/
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Novels, Cover Art, and Images
American public health association (Apha). (2020). Gun Violence. [video image] https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/gun-violence/
cook, p. (2000). Gun violence: the real costs cover art [Image]. Oxford university press. [image] https://eds-s-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzEyOTIyNl9fQU41?sid=20870cfe-e4b1-4472-a450-b95ecec258d3@redis&vid=1&format=EB&rid=1/
Power-point (office 2021) [computer software]. Peoria, il: Microsoft
Dignity in Schools. (2013). School gun violence solutions from kids. [image] https://www.youth4justice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04-01-13YouthofColorResponsetoSchoolShootingsFinalStatement.pdf/
Policies that work to reduce gun violence. (2020). [image] https://www.apha.org/-/media/Files/PDF/topics/gun/Gun_Forum_Panel_1.ashx/
Tucker, M. (2012). Lay the guns down foundation. [image]. https://www.facebook.com/ltgdf/about/?ref=page_internal
Youth of color organization. (2013). You can’t have peace with a piece. [image] https://www.youth4justice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/04-01-13YouthofColorResponsetoSchoolShootingsFinalStatement.pdf/
-2 images were created be me (Ileea Parker)
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