Despite numerous implementations of “stand your ground” (SYG) laws, or policies that provide legal immunity to individuals who publicly use deadly force, their exact impact on violence is still unclear. Led by PISC postdoctoral fellow Michelle Degli...
A recent study featuring PISC Senior Scholar Allison E. Curry explores the impact of non-driving related license suspensions on quality of life. Fourteen adults with non-driving related license suspensions were evaluated. Participants engaged in semi-structured phone...
As COVID-19 spread even faster across the US in 2020, interventions were implemented at the national, state, and even county level. Some of the most integral policies were masking mandates, whose implementation different across states. This study, which features PISC...
(Above) The enactment of stand your ground laws in the U.S. since 2005. Dr. Michelle Degli Esposti, PISC Postdoctoral Fellow, was featured on a KUAF (NPR Affiliate) segment on the Stand Your Ground laws, discussing results from a study she conducted with PISC...
As gun violence continues to rise throughout Philadelphia, doctors are saying enough. Some in the Philadelphia medical community came together with city and state leaders to not only discuss the violence but share plans on how to stop it. The Penn Injury Science...
Integrating Data from Health and Criminal Legal Systems to Inform Public Health and Safety Interventions Virtual Event, Open to Penn affiliates Register Join Ali Rowhani-Rahbar as he discusses the utility of integrating data from the health and criminal legal systems...
