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More State-Level Progress Needed to Effectively Address Durham Rise in Gun Violence

More State-Level Progress Needed to Effectively Address Durham Rise in Gun Violence

by cjpcenter_135ydg | Sep 18, 2019 | CJPC News, Gun Violence

By Wyatt Russell, CJPC Fellow On Friday September 13, CJPC fellow Wyatt Russell attended the Crime Cabinet in the Durham County Commission Chambers, and submitted the following reflection. This quarter’s Durham Crime Cabinet showed both progress and a lack thereof....

Agency to Launch School-Based Therapy Services

by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 7, 2018 | CJPC News, Gun Violence, Mass Incarceration

Trilium Resources is an Eastern North Carolina government agency that provides services concerned with mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the wake of continued school shootings, it is providing mental health resources...

HB 746: Changes to State Laws Regarding Firearms

by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 19, 2017 | CJPC News, Gun Violence

The state house tentatively approved a bill that would  eliminate the need for concealed-carry permits for adults who are at least 18 and are not otherwise prohibited from owning firearms, except where open-carry is explicitly prohibited. The bill would also allow...

Judge Orders Release of Police Shooting Video

by Dawn Blagrove | Jan 25, 2017 | CJPC News, Gun Violence

The police body cam law was put to the test in Charlotte last week and earned an “A” for public access. Mecklenburg County Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell ordered all Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department body and dash cam video to be released in...

Finally – A Little Funding for Research on Gun Violence

by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 5, 2016 | CJPC News, Gun Violence

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has finally awarded $3.3 million dollars for fireams research. Since 1996, the Center for Disease Control, an agency that distributes over $5 billion in funding, has avoided funding any research grants having to do with gun...

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