Learn More About School Gun Violence

This reading list was made by NYC high school students Lorraine G. and Edward Y. S. as part of the Freedom and Citizenship Civic Leadership Project, with help from undergraduate Teaching Assistants Carolina C. and Daniel K.

View the rest of the 2023 group project here.

GUN VIOLENCE READING LIST by Lorraine Gonzalez

 

 

 

  • Survivor Stories - True stories from survivors illustrate the devastating impact a school shooting experience had on their lives - for many of them the dreams they are unable to fulfill

 

  • Reconsider Active Shooter Drills - School drills have little to no correlation with school shootings, so better measures should be considered for school safety

 

 

 

 

 

  • Researchers
    • Jennifer A. Tallon
      •  Dir. of Research-Practice Strategies, the Center for Justice Innovation
    • Charles Branas
      •  Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School for Public Health
    • Sonali Rajan
      • Associate Professor of Health Education, Columbia Teachers College
         
  • State/City Activist
    • Kellen Khelefu
      • Dir. of Neighborhood Strategies, the Center for Justice Innovation
    • Kenton Kirby
      • Dir. of Trauma and Healing, the Center for Justice Innovation
    • Shaina Harrison
      • Director of Education, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
         
  • National Actors
    • Aurora Vasquez
      • Vice President of State Policy & Engagement at Sandy Hook Promise
    • Laurie A. Owen
      • Director of Group Violence Intervention, National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College

 

This content was last updated May 3, 2023