In These Streets: Reporting from the Front Lines of Inner-City Gun Violence
A groundbreaking expose on the rise of gun violence in recent years.
Named one of the best new books of May 2024 by TIME Magazine
"If you want to understand gun violence but don't know where to start, start here. Josiah Bates brings together gripping stories, solid research, and astute analysis―all in clear, readable language. By approaching violence as a problem to be solved and not an argument to be won, Bates leaves us with something in short supply these days: hope."
Thomas Abt, Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction at the University of Maryland and author of Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence―and a Bold New Plan for Peace in the Streets
"A well-reasoned analysis of gun violence as it plays out on the city streets."
Kirkus Reviews
"Josiah Bates is to be applauded for offering up detailed narratives from the streets. This kind of reporting, providing a humanistic, nuanced and layered understanding of what the work looks like from the trenches, fills an important gap in the literature."
Vital City
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