Christopher Stone

Harvard University

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Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government

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After the cocaine wars of the 1990's, violent crime declined dramatically in most of America, but it's on the rise once again--especially crime that involves guns.  At the same time,…

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