Firearms and violence : a critical review /

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For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as conf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice
Otros Autores: Wellford, Charles F., Pepper, John, 1964-, Petrie, Carol
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Firearms and crime > United States.
Firearms and crime > Research > United States.
Firearms ownership > United States.
Violence > United States.
Violence > United States > Prevention.
Armes à feu et criminalité > États-Unis.
Armes à feu et criminalité > Recherche > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Possession > États-Unis.
Violence > États-Unis.
Violence > États-Unis > Prévention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Firearms and crime
Firearms ownership
Violence
Violence > Prevention
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Data for measuring firearms violence and ownership
  • Firearms, injury, and crime
  • Interventions aimed at illegal firearm acquisition
  • The use of guns to defend against criminals
  • Right-to-carry laws
  • Firearms and suicide
  • Firearm injury prevention programs
  • Criminal justice interventions to reduce gun violence.

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