"Unforgiving Places: The Behavioral Science of Ending Gun Violence"

Gun violence is a public health crisis that is unique to America among the rich countries of the world, one that is regressive in its impacts – harming economically disadvantaged communities of color the most. It is also a problem that the US has made little long-term progress in solving; the murder rate per capita in the US today is almost exactly the same as it was in 1900.

In this Think Better talk, Jens Ludwig (University of Chicago) will argue that this lack of progress ultimately stems from our having misunderstood the nature of the problem, and that behavioral science gives us a new way to understand – and solve – gun violence in America.

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This hybrid event will be held in person at the Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. To attend in person, click the "Register" button.

If you prefer to attend the webinar version instead, please register here instead.

About Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig is the Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab. An economist by training, he helped start the Crime Lab in 2008 to carry out R&D in partnership with the public sector to solve society’s most challenging problems, to use the ideas of behavioral science and data science to reduce gun violence and advance justice. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academy of Sciences.

Agenda

5:15pm - Doors open
5:30-6:00pm - Reception with beverages & hors d'oeuvres
6:00-7:00pm - Presentation and Q&A