This article proposes potential strategies to address gun violence in communities of color while identifying the harms associated with a policing-centered, criminal legal approach. In addition to highlighting the dangers associated with the United States' current criminal legal tactics to reduce gun violence in these communities, the authors advocate for community-endorsed strategies that give those impacted by this issue the resources to take on gun violence in their own communities. Specifically, they identify, describe, and endorse a series of violence prevention programs that rely on community relations to detect and prevent incidents of gun violence and that view gun violence as a public health rather than criminal legal issue.
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Goodwin, A. K., & Grayson, T. J. (2020). Investing in the Frontlines: Why Trusting and Supporting Communities of Color Will Help Address Gun Violence. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 48(4_suppl), 164–171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110520979418
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