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Disaster Criminology Used to Investigate Minneapolis 2020 Homicide Wave 

A Minneapolis non-fatal shooting in summer of 2021 at 13th & Lake St. E., Police performed CPR until the Paramedics arrived (Photo by Dallas Drake). Minneapolis  was  struck  by  two  co-occurringdisasters  in  2020.  First  on  March  6th   thepresident announced COVID-19 had appearedin the United States and soon Minnesota haddeveloped lethal...

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Center Conducts 2017 LGBT+ Conceal & Carry Survey

Researchers attending the Summer Research Institute attended the 2017 Twin Cities Pride Festival June 24-25 to proctor a novel conceal & carry survey aimed at eliciting the observations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people about their stance on firearms for self-defense. A previous survey found that only 15% of...

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Center for Homicide Research (Spanish version)

El Center for Homicide Research es una organización de investigación académica comprometida con identificar formas de prevenir el homicidio. ¡Nuestra creencia fundamental es que el homicidio se puede prevenir! El asesinato de un ser humano por otro, excepto en circunstancias de autodefensa, es aborrecible. Se sabe mucho sobre el problema...

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American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies

The Center for Homicide Research is partnering with the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies. This organization offers high quality training on a regular basis. Most classes are held at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Although their in-person seminars are offered mainly in Minnesota, they also...

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The Center for Homicide Research offers one of the finest internship programs in the United States. Distanced-based electronic internships begin in Fall of 2020. Qualifying students come from undergraduate, graduate and law schools.

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