Study shows a steep drop in arrests for violent crime among program participants
Researchers from Northwestern University evaluated outcomes for the Chicago CRED (Create Real Economic Destiny) program and found that those who completed the full program were more than …
Sociologist has applied network science to study crime, violence and policing
Sociologist Andrew Papachristos will become Northwestern University’s new director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and the John G. Searle Professor of Sociology, effective Sept. 1. is the …
Northwestern professor of sociology Andrew Papachristos presents research on America’s gun violence epidemic and how network science can help us better understand it during the NU Faculty Live event on September 15, 2022. The event, titled “How Can Network and …
A recent study found that a staggering amount of violence intervention workers in Chicago have been exposed to or victims of gun violence while at work.
The study was co-led by Professor Andrew Papachristos along with faculty from the University …
According to the study led by Northwestern professor of psychology Greg Miller, professor of …
Professor Andrew Papachristos, of the Department of Sociology, explores how street outreach has helped stem gun violence in a new guest essay for the Chicago Tribune.
Papachristos explains how 250 unarmed people walk the streets of Chicago each day …
In a press conference on Oct. 1, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Northwestern University and the University of Chicago for gun violence prevention research. The event was held at the …
After more than 800 homicides in 2020, gun violence levels in Chicago remain elevated. As part of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) annual conference, Professor Andrew Papachristos appeared on a panel with distinguished sociologists, violence interrupters, and public officials to …
Sociology Professor Andrew Papachristos, who uses social network science to understand gun crimes, found that violence mostly involved a small fraction – just 6% – of the city’s gang “factions.”
Continue reading about Professor Papachristors findings, in the Chicago Sun-Times…