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James Garbarino found that individuals who experience violence are prone to mental and other health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep deprivation.


Christopher S. Koper

Previously a research criminologist at the University of Pennsylvania's Jerry Lee Center of Criminology and the Firearm and Injury Center and the Director of Research at the Police Executive Research Forum, Koper specializes in research pertaining to firearms and gun violence, policing, research and statistical methodology, and white-collar crime.


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Hackney London Borough Council

In September 2011, the council criticised Britney Spears upon completion of her Criminal music video, for "promoting gun violence" following the 2011 England riots.

Joyce Foundation

A $250,000 grant to the UCLA School of Public Health resulted in a special edition of Evaluation Review that focused on gun violence.

Michelle Schimel

She serves on the board of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and in 1995 she and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy co-founded the organization's Long Island chapter.

Physicians for Global Survival

It is made of a small group of activists based in Toronto who hope to address the growing problem of gun violence through advocacy and research.

Violence Policy Center

The primary foundation donor to the VPC is the Joyce Foundation, which also supports other gun violence prevention organizations including the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and the American College of Preventive Medicine.