During the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest, many U.S. cities have experienced a rise in firearm violence. By effectively addressing gun violence, communities may benefit from improved public safety, health, and welfare, as well as reduced racial inequity. This two-part webinar series for the Hauser Policy Impact Fund in collaboration with the Committee on Law and Justice (CLAJ) will focus on community-based strategies to building safer communities, gun violence prevention, and the role of the social and behavioral sciences in understanding and addressing gun violence.

The Hauser Policy Impact Fund is pleased to announce the second webinar in this two-part webinar series on Building Safer Communities. This second webinar, focused on exploring effective strategies for reducing and preventing gun violence in the United States, will build on previous work from CLAJ, including past reports on Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review and Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-related Violence. Speakers will explore strategies to reduce and prevent gun violence; the role of communities, governments, public health officials, researchers, and law enforcement in addressing gun violence; and the role of the social and behavioral sciences in informing decision-making and policies that address gun violence.

Speakers will include:

• Robert D. Crutchfield, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
• Anthony Braga, Professor of Criminology & Director of the Crime and Justice Policy Lab, University of Pennsylvania
• Andrew V. Papachristos, Faculty Director, The Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science (CORNERS) & Professor, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University; Faculty Fellow, The Institute for Policy Research
• Daniel Webster, Bloomberg Professor of American Health in Violence Prevention, John Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
• Linda Harllee Harper, Director, Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Washington, DC