+ Deadly demographics: Population characteristics and forecasting homicide trends
- Author:
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Fox, J. A. / Piquero, A. R.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Crime & Delinquency
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Criminology, Homicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Supplementary Homicide Reports, demographics, homicide rate
The authors examined the effect of demographic change on the changes in homicide rates that occurred during the 1990s using data from FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) for the period 1976-1999...
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+ Examining the Arsenal of Juvenile Gunslingers: Trends and Policy Implications
- Author:
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Ruddell, Rick / Mays, G. Larry
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Crime & Delinquency
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Local
- Keywords:
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Juvenile, firearm, lethal capacity, shotgun, sophistication
The authors evaluated the lethality and sophistication of 1,055 firearms confiscated by police officers from juveniles in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1992 to 1999. They found that neither lethal capacity...
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+ Bullets, blades, and being afraid in hispanic high schools: An exploratory study of the presence of weapons and fear of weapon-associated victimization among high school students in a border town
- Author:
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Brown B / Benedict WR
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Crime & Delinquency
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, State, Students
- Keywords:
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Student, Victimization, Weapon carrying
In this exploratory study, the authors examined the association between weapon-associated victimization and demographic and environmental characteristics of high school students in a Texas high school,...
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