+ Modifying Children's Responses to Unsecured Firearms and Modifying the Keeping and Storage of Firearms in Families of Elementary School Children: A Possible Role for Child Behavior Therapy
- Author:
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Vacha, E.F / McLaughlin T.F.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Child & Family Behavior Therapy
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage
- Keywords:
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Low income families, crime statistics, guns, risky firearms behavior.
The authors review the literature on children under 13 at risk of firearms injuries, with the aim of reducing the rate of firearms accidents among low-income children. They note that risky gun storage...
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+ A Note on the Use of County-Level UCR Data
- Author:
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Maltz, M. D. / Targonski, J.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Social Science, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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UCR, concealed weapons, county-level crime data, crime statistics, guns
The authors describe inconsistencies and weaknesses in the estimation techniques used to fill missing information on county-level crime data, which may affect studies that use Uniform Crime Reporting...
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