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WHYY gun violence prevention reporter Sam Searles and Temple University student Kole Long host a panel of concerned community members. Gun violence in Philadelphia has reached a boiling point.

The police killing of 28-year-old Alexander Spencer in a North Philadelphia corner store in January 2024 reignited debate about whether expanding stop-and-frisk in Philly can reduce violence in the ...

Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign. Below, we explain what stop-and-frisk is and how it has been used in Philadelphia. Then we describe those ...