Effects of Baltimore's safe streets program on gun violence: A replication of Chicago's CeaseFire program

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-40

  Webster, Daniel W ^a   Whitehill, Jennifer Mendel ^a,b   Vernick, Jon S ^a   Curriero, Frank C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Firearm violence; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

BALTIMORE; CHICAGO; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875494170     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9731-5     Document Type: Article

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