“True Equity Means Everyone’s Life Has Equal Value”: A Conversation with Shani Buggs …I wanted to be and that I wanted to obtain a master’s in public health. So, I enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This was the…
“Intimate Partner Violence and Armed Conflict in Colombia”: Dr. Maria Restrepo-Ruiz Dr. Maria Restrepo-Ruiz Dr. Maria (Mayte) Restrepo-Ruiz is a Research Associate with the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut. She completed her PhD work in the…
“There Are Clearly Spaces Where Law Enforcement Does Not Belong”: A Conversation with Tracie Keesee …going to be interesting. We are seeing conversations about how to define public safety. Typically, the first thing you think about public safety is law enforcement. But when you talk…
“Social Disruptions Reveal Who We Are”: A Conversation with Jeffrey Butts …public safety is to invest in law enforcement is just pushing us further down the path toward a police state, where the only public safety we have is purchased and…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …A. Andrade (History, Emory University). Ways of War: Toward a Global Military History Elaine Eggleston Doherty (Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health). Exploring Violent Careers Over…
“Evidence Doesn’t Seem to Play a Key Role”: A Conversation with David Weisburd …they sometimes forget about the importance of working with the public. In a democracy, you need the consent of the public. It’s hard for individuals to provide this kind of…
“We’re Losing a Sense of Accountability”: A Conversation with Richard Aborn …the cops while doing it. I think the position of the public keeps shifting because of the rise in violence. I don’t think that the public dislikes or rejects the…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …the Mexican Street Sex Economy Liana Woskie (Health Policy, London School of Economics). Quantifying Structural Violence: Female Sterilization and Normalized State Repression in Healthcare 2021 Francis Abugbilla (International Affairs, University…
HFG Symposium on Crime in America …“Reporting on Gun Violence: Engaging the Public on the Issues.” The symposium will offer a series of discussions with experts, public officials, and journalists exploring gun violence, a critical public safety and public health issue…
“We Have a Lot of Damage to Undo”: A Conversation with Jeremy Travis …important. So help me think through what we should be doing about public urination, aggressive panhandling, public drinking, and the kinds of cases that we used to call quality-of-life offending….