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James Densley

Dr. James Densley is Professor of Criminal Justice at Metro State University and co-founder of The Violence Project Research Center, best known for its work on gun violence prevention. Densley has received global media attention for his work on gangs, criminal networks, violence, and policing. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including the acclaimed, The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic. His writing has also featured for CNN, Education Week, The Guardian, HuffPost, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

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Bibliography

On Gangs (Temple University Press, 2022)

Robbery in the Illegal Drugs Trade: Violence and Vengeance (Bristol University Press, 2022)

The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, with Jillian Peterson (Abrams Press, 2021)

Scotland’s Gang Members: Life and Crime in Glasgow (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)

County Lines: Criminal Networks and Evolving Drug Markets in Britain (Springer, 2019)

Minnesota’s Criminal Justice System (Carolina Academic Press, 2016)

How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)

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