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cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, explained that whether crime increases during disasters depends on how it’s measured and whether crimes are reported.   Read the article

cleveland.com (subscription required): Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, outlined some of the issues concerning a spike in gun violence this summer in Cleveland. “You can’t just go around doing…

The National Institutes of Health estimates millions of children and adolescents exposed to violence each year are more likely to suffer behavioral, physical, emotional, social and mental-health consequences. In other words, youth exposed to violence are at serious risk for a lifetime of…

'By identifying violence exposure and trauma symptoms early on, we can intervene effectively and mitigate the long-term consequences for these vulnerable individuals.' The National Institutes of Health estimates millions of children and adolescents exposed to violence each year are more likely…

Spectrum News: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, weighed in on the U.S. Surgeon General’s declaration that gun violence is a public health crisis.    Read the article

Cleveland-area nonprofit and government agencies are invited to apply for low-cost program evaluation services through the Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation (PERI). Proposals are being accepted for evaluation consultation and program evaluation. Since 2016, PERI has provided…

Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars,…

Spectrum News: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Research, discussed the importance of strong relationships between police officers and the communities in which they serve.    Read the article

WEWS: Following the recent murder of Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin, Daniel Flannery, the director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Research, noted that the number of police officers killed in the line of duty so far this year is up 25% from the same time last year. “Many times,…

ideastream: Ryan McMaster, research data manager at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, shared his thoughts on why the danger posed by violent beliefs and homegrown extremism is concerning. "A lot of the training over the last couple decades was really focused on…