Modeling a needs assessment approach for policymakers to investigate, understand, and reduce gun violence

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102505

Tammy Rinehart Kochel , Matthew P. West , Marlon Mike Toro-Alvarez

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We conducted a needs assessment evaluation as part of a community effort to plan tailored responses to reduce gun violence in a midwestern town. Various data sources were used to analyze factors leading to gun violence. The results guided the creation of evidence-based response strategies. Study findings demonstrate that even in a small town, the nature and drivers of gun violence vary considerably at the micro level and thus should be examined at this level. In this paper, we present the recommendations that followed from our study, not as solutions for other jurisdictions to adopt on their face, but rather as an example of 1) the types of solutions that follow from a thorough analysis of a local problem, and 2) a plethora of potential responses by social institutions. The goal of the paper is to provide an example process for policymakers from jurisdictions of various sizes and locales of the application of a problem-oriented approach to understanding and preventing gun violence. Undertaking a comprehensive, micro-focus to analyze the gun violence problem and its drivers in a jurisdiction provides essential information to guide the formulation of tailored, evidence-based responses.

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我们开展了一项需求评估，作为社区工作的一部分，以规划有针对性的应对措施，减少中西部城镇的枪支暴力事件。我们利用各种数据来源分析了导致枪支暴力的因素。评估结果为制定循证应对策略提供了指导。研究结果表明，即使是在一个小镇上，枪支暴力的性质和驱动因素在微观层面上也存在很大差异，因此应该在这一层面上进行研究。在本文中，我们介绍了研究后提出的建议，这些建议并不是让其他司法管辖区照单全收的解决方案，而是举例说明：1）对当地问题进行透彻分析后会产生哪些类型的解决方案；2）社会机构可能采取的大量应对措施。本文的目的是为来自不同规模和地区的辖区政策制定者提供一个示例过程，说明如何应用以问题为导向的方法来理解和预防枪支暴力。对一个辖区内的枪支暴力问题及其驱动因素进行全面、微观的分析，为指导制定有针对性的循证应对措施提供重要信息。

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Evaluation and Program Planning SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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