Published 2019 | Version v1.0.0
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Responses to the Chicago Gun Violence Surge in 2016

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This paper presents a policy analysis of the 2016 spike in shootings in Chicago. In addition to reviewing unpublished and published literature, telephone interviews were conducted with two Northwestern sociology department faculty national experts: Wesley Skogan and Andrew Papachristos. The paper provides an overview of the multiple controversies surrounding interpretations and policy implications of how this period is viewed historically.

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