Sacrifices and Small Wins: The Fight Against Rising Gun Violence

<p>As gun violence continues to soar in U.S. cities, one violence prevention specialist tries to stem the tide of homicides in his hometown.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://rocainc.org/who-we-are/team/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J</a><a href="https://rocainc.org/team/james-timpson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ames "JT" Timpson</a>, Director for Community Partnerships and Safety, Roca Maryland and Roca Impact Institute</p><p><br></p><p>Read a full transcript and dig deeper into the issues explored in today's episode: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/07/22/sacrifices-and-small-wins-the-fight-against-rising-gun-violence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/07/22/sacrifices-and-small-wins-the-fight-against-rising-gun-violence/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>