+ Psychiatric and neurological characteristics of murder defendants referred for pretrial evaluation
- Author:
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Frierson RL / Finkenbine RD
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
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Criminology, Law Enforcement, Mental Health
- Keywords:
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characteristics, neurological, pretrial, psychiatric
The authors examined the psychiatric and neurological characteristics of accused murderers in the US, reviewing retrospective records of 270 pretrial detainees undergoing competency to stand trial and...
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+ CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF ILLEGAL FIREARMS MARKETS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A SUPPLY-SIDE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY
- Author:
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Pierce GL / Braga AA / Hyatt Jr RR / Koper CS
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Justice Quarterly
- Topics:
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Criminology, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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firearm, gun trace, trafficking
The authors evaluate the use of firearms trace data to identify sources of illegal firearms and assess the efficacy of law enforcement strategies that focus on the supply side, using trace data from the...
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+ KINGPINS OR MULES: AN ANALYSIS OF DRUG OFFENDERS INCARCERATED IN FEDERAL AND STATE PRISONS
- Author:
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Sevigny EL / Caulkins JP
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Criminology & Public Policy
- Topics:
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Criminology, Law Enforcement, Social Science
- Keywords:
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drug, offender, prison, spectrum
The authors evaluate incarcerated drug offenders with regards to their participation in drug groups, the type and amount of drugs, their involvement with firearms, and their criminal conviction and arrest...
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+ Law & psychiatry: "One madman keeping loaded guns": misconceptions of mental illness and their legal consequences
- Author:
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Appelbaum PS
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Psychiatr Serv
- Topics:
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Criminology, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Mental Health, State
- Keywords:
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Rhode Island, Supreme Court, Violence, mental illness, prejudice
The author comments on Volpe v. Gallagher and critiques the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s decision against a mother, whose son, residing at their home and being mentally ill, had shot and killed a neighbor...
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+ Linking crime guns: The impact of ballistics imaging technology on the productivity of the Boston Police Department's Ballistics Unit
- Author:
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Braga AA / Pierce GL
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
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Criminology, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Boston, POLICE, ballistics, productivity
The authors examined the impact of the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) on the productivity of the Boston Police Department’s Ballistic Unit. IBIS maintains a computerized database of...
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