+ Serious youth gun offenders and the epidemic of youth violence in Boston
- Author:
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Braga, A. A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Criminology, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Local
- Keywords:
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Boston, Epidemic, Violence, Youth, offender
The author analyzed criminal history data of a sample of 720 gun assault and gun possession offenders younger than 24 years old, arrested between 1984 and 1995 in Boston, to examine whether the criminal...
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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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+ Problem Solving and Youth Violence: an Evaluation of the Boston Gun Project
- Author:
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Piehl, A.M. / Kennedy, D.M. / Braga, A.A.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- American Law and Economics Review
- Topics:
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Age Group, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Local
- Keywords:
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Firearm trafficking, HOMICIDE, Problem Solving, youth violence.
The authors evaluate the impact of the Boston Gun Project, a partnership between researchers, criminal justice and other practitioners, aimed at reducing homicide victimization among youths in the city...
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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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+ Purchase of Multiple Firearms as a Risk Factor for Criminal Gun Use: Implications for Gun Policy and Enforcement
- Author:
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Koper, Christopher S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Crime, Law Enforcement, Local, State, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Crime Prevention, GUN control, Law Enforcement, One-Gun-A-Month, PURCHASING
Data from the Maryland State Police registry of handgun sales from 1990 to September 1996 were linked to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) database in an investigation...
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+ Effects of undercover police stings of gun dealers on the supply of new guns to criminals
- Author:
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Webster, D. W. / Bulzacchelli, M. I. / Zeoli, A. M. / Vernick, J. S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Crime, Law Enforcement, Local, Supply
- Keywords:
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FIREARMS accidents, MEDICAL care, MULTIVARIATE analysis, POLICE, Wounds & Injuries
The authors used data from the results of traces by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of guns recovered in criminal investigations between July 1, 1996 and December 31, 2002 in six study...
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+ The strategic prevention of gun violence among gang-involved offenders
- Author:
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Braga AA / Pierce GL / McDevitt J / Bond BJ / Cronin S
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Justice Quarterly
- Topics:
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Crime, Ethnicity, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Local
- Keywords:
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Deterrence Techniques, Gang, Gang Violence, Intervention Strategy, Policing strategies
“Pulling levers” policing strategies to reduce gang violence, and gang-related gun violence in particular, are increasingly common. This paper evaluates the effect of an intervention that employed “pulling...
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+ Pulling levers focused deterrence strategies and the prevention of gun homicide
- Author:
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Braga AA
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Crime, Ethnicity, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Local
- Keywords:
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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...
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+ Programs Target Youth Violence Prevention
- Author:
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Lamberg, Lynne
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Topics:
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Criminology, Education/Counseling, Law Enforcement, Local, Public Health
- Keywords:
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mentor, parenting skills, probation, youth violence prevention
The author describes several youth violence prevention programs across the country and evaluates their impact. These programs range from the Youth Violence Reduction Project in Philadelphia, Pa, which...
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+ Firearm death rates and association with level of firearm purchase background check
- Author:
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Sunmer SA / Layde PM / Guse CE
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Topics:
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Homicide, Law Enforcement, Local, Ownership, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Background Check, Federal Agency, Firearm Purchase, Local Agencies
The authors used data from each state for 2002-04. After taking into consideration the state robbery rate, poverty, alcohol consumption, urbanization, divorce rate and other variables, they found lower...
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+ Weapons detection at two urban hospitals
- Author:
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Simon, H. K. / Khan, N. S. / Delgado, C. A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatr Emerg Care
- Topics:
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Law Enforcement, Local, Medical, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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confiscation, hospital, pediatric, weapon detection
The authors examined the type of weapons that were confiscated from an urban pediatric and its affiliated general hospital during the first 8 months of 2000, after weapons detectors at the children's...
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