This article highlights legal and policy reforms, including background checks and gun trafficking penalties, aimed at reducing gun violence in the U.S., with recommendations to improve public health outcomes and prevent violence.

This article discusses New Jersey’s red reflective decal law for novice drivers. It highlights how the law has prevented crashes and improved enforcement, demonstrating the potential for application of similar policies to enhance public health.

This study evaluates Philadelphia Lead Court's effectiveness in enforcing lead hazard remediation, showing significantly higher compliance rates under the court system compared to the precourt period.

This study examines the impact of overdose death definitions, finding that some deaths from substance use disorders are missed, while others are inaccurately classified as overdose deaths.

This study finds that children in counties with unified family courts experienced shorter foster care spells and higher rates of reunification with parents or primary caregivers.

This paper describes the current state of laws across the United States aimed at combatting concussions, commonly referred to as “traumatic brain injuries” or TBIs, among young athletes.

This study examines police perceptions during a Philadelphia foot patrol experiment, highlighting the role of territoriality, local knowledge, and officer style in reducing violent crime by 23% while addressing tensions in policing methods.

Dr. Swanson discusses gun violence, the role mental illness plays in mass tragedies, and warns against crisis-driven policy.

This study analyzes domestic violence case resolution in North Carolina from 2004–2010, finding that criminal penalties at current levels do not reduce future arrests or convictions for repeat offenses.

This study takes as a starting place the inherent tension between public safety and civil rights in considering mental illness as a significant concern for firearms policy and law.

Foot patrol as a specific policing tactic appears to fit nicely into a variety of policing paradigms, and suggestions for incorporating them to move beyond strictly enforcement-based responses are presented.

This study examines state-level public health laws addressing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in youth sports, focusing on how these laws help coaches and parents identify TBIs and reduce the risk of multiple TBIs.

This article highlights the effectiveness of child safety seat laws, reducing childhood motor vehicle injuries by 35%, and increasing safety seat usage by 13%.

The study finds that zoning matters. An important fraction of reported crime is associated with the primary kind of zoning on a city block