A new study, published in Criminology, offers groundbreaking evidence that both a shooter’s intent and the caliber of firearm used play a critical role in determining whether school shootings result in death. Using original data from The American School Shooting Study, Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium Affiliate Scholar Brent R. Klein and his colleagues show in a new blog that higher-caliber weapons dramatically increase the odds of fatalities—even when controlling for a shooter’s motivation—confirming that “caliber counts.” These findings not only deepen our understanding of gun violence in schools but also point to concrete, actionable policy measures that can help save lives.Continue Reading...
New York State's Medicaid program faces substantial challenges related to federal health policy reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; here are six areas of opportunity to modernize how the program is administered.Continue Reading...
While the Trump administration considers rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, another plant is under scrutiny: kratom. Rockefeller Institute Director of Operations and Fellow Heather Trela outlines the patchwork of state and local regulations that have popped up in the absence of federal action. Continue Reading...
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