Major
Business Administration
Anticipated Graduation Year
2024
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
The goal of this project was to discover patterns in gun violence across Chicago during the 21st century. As members of generation Z, the members of this group have grown up with rampant gun violence around them, from school shootings to mass shootings in public areas. Now living in Chicago, we wanted to study the impacts of gun violence in our city, and what those in power were doing to reduce and prevent it. By correlating our findings with a timeline of when different prevention tactics, such as amendments to the city’s gun laws as well as its contract with ShotSpotter, now called SoundThinking. From our analysis we have found that, though Chicago is one of the most restrictive cities regarding guns, the prevention measures in place still do not prevent or deter incidents of gun violence. More drastic prevention tactics need to be considered by those in power.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Frederick Kaefer
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Gun Violence in Chicago Since 2000: Are the City's Prevention Tactics Working?
The goal of this project was to discover patterns in gun violence across Chicago during the 21st century. As members of generation Z, the members of this group have grown up with rampant gun violence around them, from school shootings to mass shootings in public areas. Now living in Chicago, we wanted to study the impacts of gun violence in our city, and what those in power were doing to reduce and prevent it. By correlating our findings with a timeline of when different prevention tactics, such as amendments to the city’s gun laws as well as its contract with ShotSpotter, now called SoundThinking. From our analysis we have found that, though Chicago is one of the most restrictive cities regarding guns, the prevention measures in place still do not prevent or deter incidents of gun violence. More drastic prevention tactics need to be considered by those in power.