+ Reducing homicide: A review of the possibilities
- Author:
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Brookman, F. / Maguire, M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Crime Law and Social Change
- Topics:
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Alcohol, Domestic Violence, Homicide, International, Prevention, Supply
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, PREVENTION, SUPPLY, United Kingdom, illegal possession
Using data from the Homicide Index, international research on homicide, and crime reduction literature, the authors explore the potential for reducing homicide. Four categories of homicide are analyzed...
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+ Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals
- Author:
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Pierce, Glenn L. / Braga, Anthony A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Crime, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Local, Supply, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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CRIMINALS, PREVENTION, Supply Reduction, Violence, gun crime
In 1995, the Boston Gun Project began and, on May 15, 1996, “Operation Ceasefire” was implemented. One of the two main elements of the Ceasefire initiative was a direct law-enforcement...
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+ Was an increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users in New South Wales, Australia, accompanied by an increase in violent crime?
- Author:
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Degenhardt, L. / Day, C. / Hall, W. / Conroy, E. / Gilmour, S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- BMC Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Crime, International, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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Crack Cocaine/ supply & distribution, Crime/ statistics & numerical data/trends, Law Enforcement, New South Wales/epidemiology, Public Policy
Data on injecting drug users (IDU) were obtained from the Illicit Drug Reporting System, and monthly New South Wales Police incident data on arrests for cocaine possession/use, robbery offences, homicides,...
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+ The market for new handguns: An empirical investigation
- Author:
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Bice, D. C. / Hemley, D. D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Law & Economics
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Market, SUPPLY, handguns, sales data
The authors used sales data for the period 1961-1994 to create a supply-and-demand model for the emerging handgun market, by evaluating the effect of price, income, expenditures on police, violent crime...
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+ The illegal supply of firearms
- Author:
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Braga, A. A. / Cook, P. J. / Kennedy, D. M. / Moore, M. H.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Crime and Justice: a Review of Research
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Supply, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIMINALS, Firearms, Market, SUPPLY, Youth
The authors examined current literature detailing research on how firearms markets supplying youths and criminals are structured and operated and reviewed supply-side strategies to reduce the availability...
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+ Firearm Advertising: Product Depiction in Consumer Gun Magazines
- Author:
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Saylor EA / Vittes KA / Sorenson SB
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Evaluation Review
- Topics:
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Ownership, Recreational Use, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence, Social Science, Supply
- Keywords:
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SUPPLY, education
The authors analyze the gun advertisements appearing in a 2002 issue of 27 firearm magazines. Principal themes were the gun’s attributes (e.g., high quality, accurate, reliable), followed by a focus...
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