+ Gun violence exposure and trauma among rural youth
- Author:
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Slovak, K. / Singer, M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Violence Vict
- Topics:
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- Keywords:
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Using data from surveys of 545 students in grades 3 through 8 at four public schools in rural Ohio, the authors analyze exposure to and variables related to the exposure to gun violence. 25% of the sampled...
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+ Handgun sales, beer sales, and youth homicide, California, 1972-1993
- Author:
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Sorenson, S. B. / Berk, R. A.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- J Public Health Policy
- Topics:
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- Keywords:
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To investigate the association between firearm sales and alcohol sales and the number of youth homicides, annual handgun sales data were collected from the California Department of Justice, yearly beer...
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+ Mandatory minimum sentences: A utilitarian perspective
- Author:
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Gabor, Thomas
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology
- Topics:
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The author discusses the range and types of mandatory minimum sentences (MMS) and arguments and evidence for and against its implementation in terms of financial costs and crime deterrence. MMS has resulted...
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+ Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada
- Author:
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Lester, D.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Psychological Reports
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Canada, Elderly, HOMICIDE, Suicide, accidental death
"The accidental death rate from guns in Canada was associated with the percentage of guns used by suicides and on homicide victims except for elderly persons.”
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+ Risk factors for injury in rural Iowa: Round one of the Keokuk County Rural Health Study
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Zwerling, Craig / Merchant, James A. / Nordstrom, David L. / Stromquist, Ann M. / Burmeister, Leon F. / Reynolds, Stephen J. / Kelly, Kevin M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional
- Keywords:
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Household firearms, Injuries, Risk Factors, gun use, rural
1583 adults 25 years and older were surveyed by the Keokuk County Rural Health Study to determine risk factors for injury among farmers, rural nonfarmers, and townspeople in rural Iowa. Participants were...
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+ A population based study of unintentional firearm fatalities
- Author:
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Cherry, D. / Runyan, C. / Butts, J.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Inj Prev
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional
- Keywords:
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North Carolina, firearm, handguns, unintentional firearm fatalities
Using data from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the authors analyze the 390 unintentional firearms deaths in North Carolina from 1985 to 1994. 37% of the fatalities were young...
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+ Correlates of Male Adolescents Carrying Handguns Among Their Peers
- Author:
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Luster, Tom / Su Min, Oh
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Marriage & Family
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Gender, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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U.S./National, social science
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997), the authors assess the association between individual, family, peer, school and neighborhood-level factors and self-reported hand gun...
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+ Reducing gun carrying by youth
- Author:
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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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+ Incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents
- Author:
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Powell, E. C. / Jovtis, E. / Tanz, R. R.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Age Group, Medical
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Emergency Department, children-wounds & injuries, firearm accident, firearm injuries
Data from hospital emergency departments involved in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1993 to 1997 were used to determine the occurrence of non-fatal firearm related injuries in...
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+ Adolescent substance abuse and suicide
- Author:
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Rowan, Amy B.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269)
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Alcohol, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Suicide, firearm suicides
This literature review includes factors linked to adolescent substance abuse and suicide, including behavior and mood disorders, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, family history and guns in the...
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+ When the perpetrator gets killed: effects of observing the death of a handgun user in a televised public service announcement
- Author:
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Bernhardt, J. M. / Sorenson, J. R. / Brown, J. D.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Health Educ Behav
- Topics:
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Adolescent, education/counselling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Children, attitudes and beliefs, media, students
The authors evaluate the impact of a public service announcement (PSA) on middle school students. Students in the study were shown a PSA depicting one young man robbing another at gun point. The PSA...
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