- Policing, drugs, and the homicide decline in New York City in the 1990s
- Author:
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Messner, S. F. / Galea, S. / Tardiff, K. J. / Tracy, M. / Bucciarelli, A. / Piper, T. M. / Frye, V. / Vlahov, D.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Criminology
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, Law Enforcement
- Keywords:
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Drug Use, Policing
Using data from the New York City Police Department, The U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City, the authors examined the role of drug use and new policing methods...
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- Drugs and Firearm Deaths in New York City
- Author:
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Galea, S. / Ahern, J. / Tardiff, K. / Leon, A. C. / Vlahov, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Local, Medical
- Keywords:
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Drug Use, Firearms, New York City, medical examiner
The authors used Medical Examiner records data from New York City to examine the role of drugs in the incidence of firearm deaths from 1990 to 1998. From toxicology reports, they found that half of all...
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- Firearm suicide in New York City in the 1990s
- Author:
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Piper, T. M. / Tracy, M. / Bucciarelli, A. / Tardiff, K. / Galea, S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Local, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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DEATH -- Causes, FIREARMS accidents, NEW York (N.Y.), NEW York (State), Suicide
The authors collected data on all suicide deaths from 1990-2000 from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City and assessed trends in firearm related suicide deaths. During the period...
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