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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivités auteurs: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice
Autres auteurs: Wellford, Charles F., Pepper, John, 1964-, Petrie, Carol
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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