Phys.org news tagged with:community violence https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A hit and run put the spotlight on teen dating violence. Here's how schools can help. When two 17-year-old girls were intentionally killed by a male acquaintance in Cranford, N.J., in late September, most residents responded with shock. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-spotlight-teen-dating-violence-schools.html Social Sciences Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:40:05 EDT news680434802 Study finds community violence exposure influences behavior in school Children sometimes misbehave at school for a variety of reasons. But new research from the University of Mississippi sheds light on how exposure to violence outside of school may lead some children to act out in the classroom. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-community-violence-exposure-behavior-school.html Social Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:20:04 EDT news680347201 Youth violence prevention program shown to reduce arrests by up to 75% A CU Boulder-led initiative to reduce youth violence in hard-hit Denver neighborhoods was associated with a 75% decline in arrests for murder, assault, robbery and other youth crimes in recent years, new research shows. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-youth-violence-shown.html Political science Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:27:28 EDT news674378839 Accessible, high-quality summer programs and Black joy support Black children's return to school Summer is popularly imagined as bringing joy to all young people. Yet it is not an equal break or of the same quality for all students. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-accessible-high-quality-summer-black.html Social Sciences Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:10:01 EDT news673261266 Innovation forums: Big ideas to reverse trajectory of community violence Community violence impacts health and well-being, disrupting and harming lives and neighborhoods. Community violence is an extremely complex problem which has eluded solution. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-forums-big-ideas-reverse-trajectory.html Social Sciences Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:06:04 EDT news662047561 Getting to the roots of gang violence in Colombia Some regions of the world are dominated by violence, yet elsewhere people lead relatively peaceful lives. The political scientist Enzo Nussio is researching why this is the case and looking for strategies to make countries in Latin America more peaceful. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-roots-gang-violence-colombia.html Social Sciences Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:01:04 EST news659289661 Research reveals how apartheid-era sexual violence has been 'collectively unremembered' by South African society A generation of women in South Africa have collectively pushed from their memories apartheid-era sexual violence in a cultural process of "unremembering." https://phys.org/news/2025-02-reveals-apartheid-era-sexual-violence.html Social Sciences Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:38:23 EST news658665498 'Do I have to get it in writing?' Even with compulsory lessons, some teens are confused about how consent works Consent education has been mandatory in Australian schools since 2023. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-compulsory-lessons-teens-consent.html Social Sciences Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:20:04 EST news658068170 Communities affected by public mass shootings see alcohol sales increase across US Alcohol sales spike after a public mass shooting, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. The increase in alcohol consumption could further increase firearm-related violence in affected communities. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-communities-affected-mass-alcohol-sales.html Social Sciences Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:39:04 EST news656681941 Redefining school gun violence: Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes in Chicago A new study used acoustic sensors that detect the sound of gunfire to show how often children in one Chicago neighborhood are exposed to gunshots while walking to and from school. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-redefining-school-gun-violence-acoustic.html Social Sciences Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:04:04 EST news655383841 Study of young African American men in US cities finds negative perspectives of community, few opportunities Research has documented the many ways individuals' environments (e.g., community, neighborhood) affect their health. In a new study on gun ownership, researchers surveyed young African American men who lived in high-crime, high-violence cities to better understand their perception of their environment and its impact on community violence. Respondents described their cities negatively, with few opportunities and as places where they felt they had to own a gun to survive, which can perpetuate community violence. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-young-african-american-men-cities.html Social Sciences Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:41:39 EDT news647793696 We need far stronger support systems in the fight against gender-based violence, says expert The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to the rising rates of gender-based violence, highlighting an ongoing, but growing, crisis. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-stronger-gender-based-violence-expert.html Social Sciences Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:10:09 EDT news643461005 How conspiracy theories polarize society and provoke violence In today's technologically interconnected world, the ability to concoct and spread conspiracy theories has become easier than ever before. This became evident after the recent assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald Trump. Millions flocked to social media to share their interpretations of the event and the would-be assasin's supposed motives. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-conspiracy-theories-polarize-society-provoke.html Social Sciences Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:30:01 EDT news640600160 Why people resort to lynching In late March 2024, an eight-year-old girl went missing in Taxco, a small Mexican town two-and-a-half hours' drive south of Mexico City. Even before the police found the girl's lifeless body, the local community had already identified a woman they suspected of being responsible for the disappearance. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-people-resort-lynching.html Social Sciences Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:15:26 EDT news638702107 Researcher: Cyberflashing is a form of gendered sexual violence that must be taken seriously Sexting—sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages and images—is now a widespread practice, and can be a healthy way to express and explore sexuality. However, there is a need to distinguish between consensual sexting and forms of sexual harassment like cyberflashing. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-cyberflashing-gendered-sexual-violence.html Social Sciences Mon, 27 May 2024 11:54:04 EDT news636029642 Race-based police violence impacts wealth of Black families, study finds Financial decision-making for Black individuals can be dealt a major blow by race-based police violence, new research suggests, offering insight into the far-reaching effects of police brutality. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-based-police-violence-impacts-wealth.html Social Sciences Wed, 22 May 2024 03:24:35 EDT news635567071 Trauma-informed approaches to discipline matter for equitable and safe schooling Schools across North America are increasingly implementing policies and practices to reduce suspensions and expulsions. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-trauma-approaches-discipline-equitable-safe.html Education Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:20:01 EST news627304834 How researchers are helping address group violence in Baltimore The Baltimore Police Department's Western District has historically had the highest rates of homicides in the city and among the highest in the country. Looking through Baltimore crime data from 2020, Anthony Braga, the Jerry Lee Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, points out that nearly 70% of all homicides involved a group member, such as a person in a gang, drug-selling crew, or robbery group. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-group-violence-baltimore.html Social Sciences Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:46:44 EST news627061600 Are we dating the same guy? Online groups toe the line between protecting women and defaming men Infidelity and deception have always been part of dating and relationships. Traditionally managed privately between the parties or through legal processes, these issues have recently been co-opted by online vigilante communities that shame daters—men in particular—who behave badly. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-dating-guy-online-groups-toe.html Social Sciences Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:04:03 EDT news615726241 Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help "That's where I got shot," said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville's "gun zone." There were bullet holes in a church's walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-gun-violence-city-science.html Social Sciences Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:27:26 EDT news612095231 Discrimination, crime and suicidal thoughts associated with greater odds of firearm ownership among Black adults Black adults—particularly Black women—with higher levels of education and experiences of discrimination and crime are more likely to own a firearm, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-discrimination-crime-suicidal-thoughts-greater.html Social Sciences Tue, 16 May 2023 17:12:02 EDT news603475919 Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the US Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-black-mothers-unsafe-neighborhoods-stressful.html Social Sciences Wed, 03 May 2023 13:37:04 EDT news602339821 Do school shootings increase stress-related emergency department visits in local communities? New research in Contemporary Economic Policy reveals that school shootings may worsen mental health in surrounding communities and increase health system costs. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-school-stress-related-emergency-department-local.html Political science Wed, 08 Mar 2023 03:47:02 EST news597469617 How Black communities cope with trauma triggered by police brutality The release of footage showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police and protests in Atlanta have renewed public debate on the issues of police brutality and police reform. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-black-communities-cope-trauma-triggered.html Social Sciences Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:23:04 EST news595084982 Study: Community violence interventionists face on-the-job violence, secondary trauma Two newly published articles by researchers at the University at Albany and Northwestern University show the extent to which civilians working to intervene in and de-escalate street violence face job-related violence themselves, as well as secondary trauma from that violence. https://phys.org/news/2023-01-community-violence-interventionists-on-the-job-secondary.html Social Sciences Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:09:13 EST news592502949 To resolve youth violence, Canada must move beyond policing and prison The most recent shooting involving a Toronto high school student this October highlighted a rising problem with gun violence in North American schools. In Canada's largest city, it raised alarms about how the crisis is getting worse and skewing younger. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-youth-violence-canada-policing-prison.html Social Sciences Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:40:02 EST news589725282 Rappers are victims of an epidemic of gun violence—just like all of America Add the name of Takeoff, a member of the popular rap trio Migos, to the ever-growing list of rappers, recent and past, tragically and violently killed. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-rappers-victims-epidemic-gun-violencejust.html Social Sciences Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:15:03 EST news588262501 What best predicts violence in Richmond neighborhoods? Negligent landlords Negligent landlords—those who allow their properties to become dilapidated despite having tenants—are a significant predictor of violence in Richmond neighborhoods, even more than personal property tax delinquency, population density, income levels and other factors, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. https://phys.org/news/2022-09-violence-richmond-neighborhoods-negligent-landlords.html Social Sciences Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:18:24 EDT news582373065 Aboriginal homelessness requires a different cultural approach Aboriginal people are 15 times more likely than other Australians to experience homelessness due to racism, dispossession of land, profound economic disadvantage and cultural oppression, according to a new report released in Canberra today. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-aboriginal-homelessness-requires-cultural-approach.html Social Sciences Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:00:03 EDT news579351602 Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here's how This week's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year. That's just seven fewer school shootings than in all of 2021 and more than in 2018, 2019 or 2020. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-avert-mass.html Social Sciences Fri, 27 May 2022 11:13:04 EDT news572868781