Evidence for Action (E4A) funds research evaluating the population health, wellbeing, and racial equity impacts of programs, policies, and practices. What We're Learning is a repository of media pieces, research articles, presentations, reports, and other materials highlighting E4A supported research and findings. Sort by topic or resource type.
Incidence of child protective services interaction is not associated with parent involvement with the criminal justice system due to child maltreatment.
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Speakers discuss their research on the relationship between state domestic violence-related firearm laws and rates of intimate partner homicide across all 50 states from 1991-2015.
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States with laws requiring people that are subject to domestic violence restraining orders relinquish their firearms have lower rates of intimate partner homicide.
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May-issue laws, those in which authorities have some discretion in whether or not to issue concealed carry permits, may prevent homicide deaths.
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Drs. Kristine Madsen and Hannah Thompson discuss the response of school districts' being sued for noncompliance with physical education standards with Karen Johnson of SHAPE America.
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Firearm manufacturers are producing more-lethal weapons, with higher numbers of gun purchases and crime gun traces.
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The State Firearm Laws project aims to provide researchers with the data necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of various firearm laws. The website features a database of all law provisions by year and state, a codebook, and information on the methodology used to develop the database.
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A recently created database tracks state-level firearm-related laws from 1991 to 2016. The database shows that while the overall number of laws has increased during that time, the number of laws varies a great deal from state to state, with some states adding a large number of laws over the year and other states not adding a single one.
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Access to firearms varies from state to state. The State Firearm Laws Database includes information on the laws in place in each of the 50 states and DC and the website highlights some of the things you can learn from the database.
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Comparing the effectiveness of various state firearm laws or combinations of laws can inform future lawmaking efforts aiming to reduce firearm violence. Learn more about the creation of the State Firearm Laws Database.
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