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Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist use and violent crime among US adults

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs), a class of medications widely prescribed for diabetes and obesity, have exhibited emerging effects on substance use, reward processing, and impulse control. This study examines whether current GLP‐1 RA use moderates established behavioral pathways to violent crime from impulsivity and ...
Daniel C. Semenza, Christopher Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Gun Violence Exposure and the Perceived Need to Carry a Firearm: The Role of Community Violence Intervention Awareness. [PDF]

J Urban Health
Oliphant SN, Bhatia S, Bishai J, Paruk JK, Lee DB, Semenza DC, Papachristos AV, Heinze JE.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Interactional privilege of violence: Status and interaction in the street field

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Criminologists have long described and theorized the relationship between status, respect, and violence within urban communities. Although this finding is generally accepted within criminology, ethnographic empirical illustrations of this phenomenon are sparse.
Hakan Kalkan, Heith Copes
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Exposure to Gun Violence and Risky Behavior: Psychometric Validation and Analysis of the Gun Violence Exposure (Gun-X) Scale. [PDF]

Prev Sci
Mitchell KJ, Banyard V, Guziewicz PJ, Taylor BG.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Christian nationalism, race, and contingent support for law enforcement: Results from two survey experiments

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Research in the United States shows a strong link between right‐wing Christianity and support for law enforcement. Yet, it remains unclear whether this support extends uniformly across contexts, which has important implications for our understanding of public attitudes about police. Integrating insights from group identity theory with research
Christopher H. Seto, Popy Begum, Darci K. Schmidgall, Samuel L. Perry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing gun violence across sectors in Durham, North Carolina. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Fulton AT, Boone W, Eichner B, Elosta K, Graves L, Harris K, Holder U, Kaufman J, Moses J, O'Hare K, Quick JD, Smar T, Rice HE.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Immediate Responses: A Systems Map of Community Factors Underlying Persistent Gun Violence in New Haven. [PDF]

J Urban Health
Ho SJ, Hasgul Z, Spell VT, Thornhill TA, Horton N, Liu YE, Wang EA, Jalali MS, Roy B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Return of the MAC, the Columbia model: Full‐scale crime intervention and public perceptions of police presence

Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary In the summer of 2025, the Columbia (SC) Police Department (CPD) implemented a full‐scale crime intervention in the Millwood Avenue Corridor (MAC), a historically high‐crime neighborhood. The intervention consisted of random high‐visibility patrols on 10 high‐crime streets during high‐crime times, increased LED lighting ...
Hunter M. Boehme, Scott M. Mourtgos, Brandon Tregle, Marc Olson, Cannon Fulmer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 mitigation policies were associated with increased gun violence during 2020-2021. [PDF]

Am J Epidemiol
Wolf DA, Wiemers EW, Gutin I, Montez JK, Monnat SM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do targeted, place‐based educational campaigns influence citizen engagement and violent crime? A quasi‐experiment of the alert conscience technique of situational crime prevention

Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Between 2021 and 2024, the Mecklenburg County (NC) Department of Public Health's Office of Violence Prevention launched two targeted media campaigns in response to high rates of community violence. The first used geofencing: virtual geographic boundaries that deliver targeted advertisements to mobile devices.
Eric L. Piza, Claire Harkins, Katherine P. Hazen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source