Gun violence, at its highest level in the US since the early 1990s, has become one of the top concerns for many American voters. As a result, the country has debated reforms to policing, bail, sentencing and other aspects of our criminal justice system. But we’ve been ignoring an even more fundamental challenge: the gaping holes in our nation’s social safety net for the group at greatest risk of gun violence — young men.

If members of Congress truly want to address gun crime, they shouldn’t demand to cut spending and reduce the safety net, they should expand it.

Read Full Article by Pritzker Director Jens Ludwig and Senior Research Fellow Chico Tillmon