+ Towards an understanding of involuntary firearms discharges - Possible risks and implications for training
- Author:
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Heim, Christopher / Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar / Niebergall, Eckhard
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Policing-an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Education/Counseling, Law Enforcement, Students
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25 students participated in a series of trials that required them to move one limb while holding a pistol in order to identify factors that lead to accidental firearm discharges. Results suggest that...
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+ Police deaths in New York and London during the twentieth century
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Kyriacou, D. N. / Monkkonen, E. H. / Peek-Asa, C. / Lucke, R. E. / Labbett, S. / Pearlman, K. S. / Hutson, H. R.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Law Enforcement, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
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20th Century, London, New York, Occupational hazard, death
The authors investigated the circumstances of 585 police officers in New York City and 160 police officers in London who died while participating in law enforcement activities in the 20th century. Data...
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+ Reductions In Firearm-Related Mortality And Hospitalizations In Brazil After Gun Control
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de Souza, Maria de Fátima Marinho / Macinko, James / Alencar, Airlane Pereira / Malta, Deborah Carvalho / de Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Health Affairs
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Suicide
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Brazil, GUN control
In October 2003, Brazil passed laws making it illegal to own unregistered guns, to carry guns outside one’s home or business, to sell guns without a background check, and to buy a gun before the age of...
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+ Reducing gun carrying by youth
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Ash, P. / Kellerman, A. L.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Gun carrying, HOMICIDE
The author reviewed measures aimed at reducing gun carrying and gun-related deaths among teenagers that have been particularly effective in American schools and some jurisdictions in the country. These...
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+ The illicit acquisition of firearms by youth and juveniles
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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+ 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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+ Policing Guns and Youth Violence
- Author:
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Fagan, Jeffrey
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Law Enforcement, Urban Environments, Youth Violence, gun crimes
The author reviewed case studies of 8 cities’ efforts to police gun crime, ranging from police-citizen partnerships to address youth violence or aggressive enforcement against young suspects of even minor...
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+ Problem Solving and Youth Violence: an Evaluation of the Boston Gun Project
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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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+ Gun Availability and Violent Crime: New Evidence from the National Incident-Based Reporting System
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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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