+ Reassessing who contributed most to the decline in violence during the 1990s: A reminder that size does matter
- Author:
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Rennison, Callie Marie / Planty, Mike
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Violence and Victims
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIME, fatal violence, firearm violence, nonfatal violence, young Black urban males
Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, including approximately 200,000 interviews annually, were used to examine the trends in nonfatal, serious violence from 1994 through 2001. Firearms...
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+ Psychosocial needs of young persons who are victims of interpersonal violence
- Author:
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Zun, L. S. / Rosen, J. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Medical, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, African American, Male, psychosocial need
In this descriptive study, the authors assessed the psychosocial needs of victims of interpersonal violence, using a sample of 112 such victims aged 10 to 24 years and a specialized evaluation tool administered...
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+ The Rise and Decline of Homicide – and Why
- Author:
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Blumstein, A. / Rivara, F.P. / Rosenfeld R.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Annual Review of Public Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Domestic Violence, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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CRIME, Cocaine, Firearms, Violence, drugs
The authors review the homicide trends in the U.S. from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, noting that homicide rates increased dramatically in the latter half of the 1980s, peaked in the 1990s and then...
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+ Eliminating automatic racial bias: Making race non-diagnostic for responses to criminal suspects
- Author:
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Plant, E. A. / Peruche, B. M. / Butz, D. A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- Topics:
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Crime, Education/Counseling, Ethnicity
- Keywords:
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computer simulation, criminal suspects, racial bias, shooting
The authors conducted four experiments in order to determine whether it was possible to mitigate or eliminate racial bias in the decision to shoot a criminal suspect in a computer simulation. Non-Black...
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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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+ The prevalence and nature of violent offending by females
- Author:
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Koons-Witt, B. A. / Schram, P. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Ethnicity, Gender
- Keywords:
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Violence, co-offending, gun crime, violent offence
The authors examined the nature and prevalence of violence crimes by females and the relationship between co-offending and type of offense, using National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data...
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