+ Pulling levers focused deterrence strategies and the prevention of gun homicide
Author:
Braga AA
Date:
2008
Publication:
Journal of Criminal Justice
Topics:
Crime, Ethnicity, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Local
Keywords:
Criminal Justice, Deterrence Intervention, Gang, Gun Homicide, Operation Peacekeeper
In the late 1990’s, the City of Stockton, CA implemented “Operation Peacekeeper,” a “pulling levers” focused deterrence intervention designed to reduce gun homicide in the city. This paper describes the... read more >
+ The Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban on Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment of Multiple Outcome Measures and Some Lessons for Policy Evaluation
Author:
Koper, Christopher S. / Roth, Jeffrey A.
Date:
2001
Publication:
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Topics:
Crime, Criminology, Legislation and Policy
Keywords:
Gunshot Wounds, gun homicides, large-capacity magazine, semiautomatic assault weapon, statistical power
This study uses data from national and local sources to examine the impact of a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1994 that bans a group of military-style semiautomatic firearms and ammunition magazines... read more >
+ Response to Kleck
Author:
Kellermann, Arthur L.
Date:
2001
Publication:
Homicide Studies
Topics:
gun, Homicide, self-defense
Keywords:
Gun Homicide, Household Gun, Risk Factors
The author responds to Gary Kleck’s critique of his 1993 article “Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home” which appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kleck’s “most notable... read more >
+ Guns in Wisconsin
Author:
Kennedy, M.
Date:
2001
Publication:
WMJ
Topics:
Homicide, Public Health, Suicide
Keywords:
Gun Homicide, PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC health, Wisconsin, firearm injuries
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Firearm Injury Center collected comprehensive data from a variety of state and local agencies about firearm-related fatalities that occurred in Wisconsin in 1999. The... read more >
 

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