+ The illicit acquisition of firearms by youth and juveniles
- Author:
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Braga, Anthony A. / Kennedy, David M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Crime, Law Enforcement
- Keywords:
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Children, gun trafficking, young adults
The authors review firearms trafficking investigations (July 1996-December 2008) reported by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on a survey developed by the authors. The focus of the study...
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+ 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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+ Youth, Guns, and Violent Crime
- Author:
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Blumstein, Alfred
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Gun Carrying, Homicide, Law Enforcement, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Youth Violence, guns, juvenile delinquency, violent crime
The author examines the trends of homicide and robbery violence in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He notes that the increase in violence over that period was mostly because of...
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+ Gun Availability and Violent Crime: New Evidence from the National Incident-Based Reporting System
- Author:
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Stolzenberg, L. / D’Alessio, S.J.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Social Forces
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Criminology, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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GUN control, VIOLENT crimes, Youth, firearm availability, gun crimes
Using data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System for South Carolina from 1991 to 1994, the authors explore how gun availability is related to violent crime, gun crime, youth gun crime and...
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+ An Effective Response to Teenage Crime is Possible - and Cities Are Showing the Way.
- Author:
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Levin, J.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Law-Related Educational
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Students
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Schools, Weapons, Youth Violence, homicide prevention
Against the backdrop of a violent shooting on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School, in which 12 students and a teacher were killed and 24 others injured, the author reviews trends in homicide rates...
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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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+ Better Gun Enforcement, Less Crime
- Author:
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Ludwig, Jens
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Crime, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIME, Deterrence, Law Enforcement, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Violence
The author reviewed Project Safe Neighborhoods, a major federal initiative to reduce gun violence. Much of the program’s funding was devoted to activities that were unlikely to have much effect on gun...
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+ Firearms Research and the Crime Drop
- Author:
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Rosenfeld, Richard
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Law Enforcement
- Keywords:
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CRIME, HOMICIDE, UNITED States, Victims
The article lines an explanation of the drop in firearms violence during the 1990s and lessons that should be learned to avoid an increase. Previously it has been argued that growth in police and imprisonment...
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+ Fatal impact? The effects of emotional arousal and weapon presence on police officers' memories for a simulated crime
- Author:
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Hulse, Lynn M. / Memon, Amina
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Legal & Criminological Psychology
- Topics:
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Crime, Law Enforcement
- Keywords:
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CRIME, EMOTIONS, MEMORY, SIMULATION methods, police officers
In order to investigate the effects of emotional arousal and weapon presence on the completeness and accuracy of police officers’ memories, 70 police officers were shown either a simulated domestic dispute...
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+ Police crackdowns on illegal gun carrying: A systematic review of their impact on gun crime
- Author:
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Koper, Cristopher S. / Mayo-Wilson, Evan
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Experimental Criminology
- Topics:
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Crime, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement
- Keywords:
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gun crime, illegal gun carrying, illegal possession, police crackdowns, police strategies
The authors conducted a systematic review of the impact of police strategies to reduce illegal possession and carrying of firearms on gun crime. A total of 4 studies met the criteria for review, reporting...
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