Jack McDevitt
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Jack McDevitt is a Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. His research has focused on hate crime and the reduction of gun violence. In 2014, he chaired a statewide commission on ways to reduce gun violence for Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo.
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Mass. should convene a Blue Ribbon Commission to develop a new model for campus safety
After a campus shooting, there are always questions, write Jane Wiseman and Jack McDevitt. Were there enough cameras? Could the shooter have been flagged for intervention? "As important as the...