hrwg goals

The Homicide Research Working Group has the following goals:

• To forge links between research, epidemiology, and practical programs to reduce levels of mortality from violence;
• To promote improved data quality and the linking of diverse homicide data sources;
• To foster collaborative, interdisciplinary research on lethal and non-lethal violence;
• To encourage more efficient sharing of techniques for measuring and analyzing homicide;
• To create and maintain a communication network among those collecting, maintaining and analyzing homicide datasets; and
• To generate a stronger working relationship among homicide researchers.

Membership in the Homicide Research Working Group is open to anyone who agrees with the above goals and who pays an annual membership fee (currently $30 to $75, depending on your income).