+ Employer Policies Toward Guns and the Risk of Homicide in the Workplace
- Author:
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Loomis, Dana / Marshall, Stephen W. / Ta, Myduc L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, State
- Keywords:
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EMPLOYEES -- Attitudes, HOMICIDE, Violence, WORK environment
In North Carolina, 105 workplaces where a worker was a victim of homicide between 1994 and 1998 were identified and compared to randomly selected workplaces that were in operation at the time of the...
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+ Utility of indices of gun availability in the community
- Author:
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Shenassa, Edmond D. / Doskalakis, Constantine / Buka, Stephen L.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, Local, Suicide, Supply
- Keywords:
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CHICAGO (Ill.), FIREARMS & crime, FIREARMS accidents, HOMICIDE, Suicide
The study used data from 837 participants in the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods between the ages of 17 and 22, residing in 170 different “neighborhood clusters.” Data on suicides...
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+ The effect of nondiscretionary concealed weapon carrying laws on homicide
- Author:
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Hepburn L / Miller M / Azrael D / Hemenway D
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, concealed weapon carrying, trend
The authors examine the relationship between state laws that make it easier for civilians to obtain permits allowing them to carry concealed weapons and state level homicide rates. Data (1979–1998) for...
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+ Murder-suicide in New Hampshire, 1995-2000
- Author:
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Campanelli, C. / Gilson, T.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, Medical, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, Murder-suicide, Suicide
The authors examined Medical Examiner records from New Hampshire from October 1995 to October 2000 and report on the state’s murder-suicide incidence over this period. 16 events took place and accounted...
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+ Making Corporate and Criminal America Less Violent: Public Norms and Structural Reforms
- Author:
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Hagan, J. / Foster, H.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Contemporary Sociology
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Legislation and Policy, Public Health, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, gun control policy, gun violence, handguns, record checks, registration
The authors compare the gun control policies of the U.S. and Canada, arguing that Canada’s restrictive gun control policies as opposed to America’s permissive policies may explain why gun-related homicide...
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+ The Structural Determinants of Justifiable Homicide: Assessing the Theoretical and Political Considerations
- Author:
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MacDonald, John M. / Parker, Karen F.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Homicide Studies
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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"Shall issue" laws, Gun control law, HOMICIDE, Metropolitan Areas, POLICE
Using data from police homicide reports in 188 cities with populations greater than 100,000 in the United States between 1990 and 1994, the authors explore the causes of justifiable homicide through various...
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