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On The Knife's Edge

On The Knife's Edge

Released Monday, 6th January 2020
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On The Knife's Edge

On The Knife's Edge

On The Knife's Edge

On The Knife's Edge

Monday, 6th January 2020
 1 person rated this episode
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What would drive someone to take another person's life? When researchers at the University of Chicago asked that question, the answer was a laundry list of slights: a stolen jacket, or a carelessly lobbed insult. It made them wonder whether crime rates could be driven down by teaching young men to pause, take a deep breath, and think before they act. In this 2017 episode, we go inside a program that teaches Chicago teens to do just that. We also explore what research has found about whether this approach actually works.

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