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Can Chicago’s recent plague of violence be cured?

By Lizzie O'Leary and Adriana Cargill

September 16, 2016

A young victim of Chicago's gun violence is laid to rest.

A look at the cities’ rise in violence as a symptom of economic inequality.

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Correction officers shortage: a danger to inmates?

August 30, 2016

The exterior of Orange County Jail, Orlando. The shortage of staff and officers across correctional facilities in Florida means many prisoners have less access to recreational and basic needs, which can instigate dangerous and/or violent situations. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida's shortage means delayed showers, cancelled classes and increased violence.

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Homelessness is on the rise in LA and it's hitting women the hardest

May 11, 2016

A homeless woman packs up her belongings after a night sleeping on the street in Los Angeles. — FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

Statistics show that there are more than 14,000 homeless women in Los Angeles County

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The LAUSD shutdown, by the numbers

By Sarah Menendez and Janet Nguyen

December 15, 2015

Police converge on Edward R. Roybal Learning Center as all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District are shut down after receiving a threat on Tuesday. — David McNew/Getty Images

We take a look at the numbers behind the closure of LAUSD schools.

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The demand for protective gear

December 07, 2015

A book and the back of a child's backpack are displayed with the effects of bullets that were shot through it without Amendment II's Rynohide CNT Shield. Products like these have seen sales increase dramatically in the wake of violent attacks. — George Frey/Getty Images

In the wake of mass-shootings, body armor sellers say sales are up.

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More programs train workers to respond to a shooter

December 04, 2015

Participants barricade a door of a classroom to block an 'active shooter' during ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) training at the Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 2015. ALICE is designed to educate local and school-based law enforcement, as well as administrators, teachers and others about the research-based, proactive response approach to violent Intruder events. — JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

The growth of workplace violence has increased demand for safety programs.

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Janet Yellen comments on how violence impacts economy

By Adriene Hill

December 03, 2015

Interest rates weren't the only thing Fed Chair Janet Yellen spoke about today, she also tried to link violence to financial "cautiousness." — Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Janet Yellen was at Congress on Thursday, where she talked interest rates...and violence

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Living at risk in Baltimore

By Lizzie O'Leary and Jenny Ament

June 05, 2015

People pray at a rally in front of Baltimore City Hall, calling for peace following widespread riots. — NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Conversations about communities sometimes happen only in crisis.

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The biker shootout in Waco, by the numbers

May 21, 2015

Motorcycles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a motorcycle gang shootout last weekend in Waco, Texas. The battle between rival gangs and police led to nine dead, many injured and 170 arrested. — Erich Schlegel/Getty Images

A closed down bar, a ton of arrests and a whole lot of hidden weapons.

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