A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan. Developed by the U-M Institute for Firearm...
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Media Mention: Police largely use Michigan’s new red flag law to confiscate guns in 25 counties
Dr. Stephen Oliphant speaks with The Detroit News about Michigan's new Extreme Risk Protection Order law, how it has been used since going into effect in February of 2024 and how that compares to...
Femicide in the United States
By: Jill Theresa Messing, Millan A. AbiNader, Jesenia M. Pizarro, April M. Zeoli, Em Loerzel, Tricia Bent-Goodley, Jacquelyn Campbell. Femicide in the United States, The Routledge International...
Media Mention: State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
The Michigan Legislature passed a 2024-25 general fund and education omnibus budget June 27, allocating a modest increase for the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus’ operations and significant...
State efforts to enforce firearm dispossession through relinquishment laws
Oliphant, S. N., & Zeoli, A. M. (2024). State efforts to enforce firearm dispossession through relinquishment laws. Criminology & Public Policy, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12677...
Surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis: U-M experts available
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis, saying it’s time to deploy approaches similar to lifesaving anti-smoking and traffic safety campaigns to...
Firearm Use in Violent Crime: Examining the Role of Premeditation and Motivation in Weapon Choice
Pizarro JM, Zgoba KM, Pelletier KR. Firearm Use in Violent Crime: Examining the Role of Premeditation and Motivation in Weapon Choice. J Prim Prev. 2021 Feb;42(1):77-91. doi:...
The Arizona Intimate Partner Homicide (AzIPH) Study: a Step toward Updating and Expanding Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Homicide
Messing JT, AbiNader MA, Pizarro JM, Campbell JC, Brown ML, Pelletier KR. The Arizona Intimate Partner Homicide (AzIPH) Study: a Step toward Updating and Expanding Risk Factors for Intimate Partner...
Creating a ‘choose your topic’ massive open online course: an innovative and flexible approach to delivering injury prevention education
Ibrahim NI, Bohm L, Roche JS, Stoddard SA, Quintana RM, Vetter J, Bennett J, Costello B, Carter PM, Cunningham R, Hashikawa AN. Creating a 'choose your topic' massive open online course: an...
The impact of prior exposure to violence and victimization on parental firearm ownership
Pelletier, K., Pizarro, J., Zimmerman, M., Carter, P., Cunningham, R., et al. (2022). The impact of prior exposure to violence and victimization on parental firearm ownership. Injury Prevention, 28,...
Deadly gun violence, neighborhood collective efficacy, and adolescent neurobehavioral outcomes
Gard AM, Brooks-Gunn J, McLanahan SS, Mitchell C, Monk CS, Hyde LW. Deadly gun violence, neighborhood collective efficacy, and adolescent neurobehavioral outcomes. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Jul...
Supreme Court to decide if domestic abusers can own guns
EXPERT ADVISORY The University of Michigan’s April Zeoli, one of the nation’s leading researchers on firearms and domestic violence, can discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s impending decision on United...