Alex Pierson Show, Canadian Public Radio: Earlier this month, Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, appeared on The Alex Pierson Show on AM640 Toronto CFIQ to discuss the city’s disturbing rise in youth violence.
During the show, Voisin and Pierson dove into statistics showing how youth firearm arrests have skyrocketed by 161% within a two-year span. Voisin also talked about programs used by the City of Chicago to deal with a similar situation and its cause, arguing why there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
“When we talk about root causes (of gun violence), we have to think about this in a very sophisticated but active way,” he said. “These are young people who are vulnerable… It’s important to think about early detection.”