CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – University of Virginia researchers interviewed 60 people across the Commonwealth to understand why community violence occurs and how interventions could create safer, more connected communities.
“A lot of times when youth get involved with gun violence, it’s due to fear,” said Lucy Guarnera, assistant professor at UVA Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy.
Guarnera co-authored the report ‘In Their Own Voices,’ alongside Andrew Block, a professor at UVA School of Law. Their work utilizes community members’ perspectives, across ages and disciplines, to inform policy targeting gun violence…