Gun Violence is a Systemic Issue. Real-Time Intelligence Can Help Us Address It.

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Gun violence is a consequence of disinvestment, segregation, and inequity. In a piece penned by Jens Ludwig, the Pritzker Director at the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab, he makes this clear, correctly pointing to community violence intervention (CVI), trauma-informed care, and economic opportunity as ingredients to reversing the cycle. 
But let’s not allow a false dichotomy to take root — one that pits policing against intervention, or enforcement against