Author: Alfred BlumsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse and crime
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets
Author: Alfred BlumsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drug abuse and crime
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets
Author: Youth Violence, Guns, and Illicit Drug Markets
Author: NCJRS Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Firearms and Violence
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309091241
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as conflicting constitutional claims and divided public opinion. In performing these tasks, legislators need adequate data and research to judge both the effects of firearms on violence and the effects of different violence control policies. Readers of the research literature on firearms may sometimes find themselves unable to distinguish scholarship from advocacy. Given the importance of this issue, there is a pressing need for a clear and unbiased assessment of the existing portfolio of data and research. Firearms and Violence uses conventional standards of science to examine three major themes - firearms and violence, the quality of research, and the quality of data available. The book assesses the strengths and limitations of current databases, examining current research studies on firearm use and the efforts to reduce unjustified firearm use and suggests ways in which they can be improved.
Drugs and Violence
Author: Mario De la RosaPublisher: Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Servic
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Crime Drop in America
Author: Alfred BlumsteinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521797122
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Top criminologists explain the reasons for the drop in violent crime in America.
Youth Gangs
Author: James C. HowellPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
The United States has seen rapid proliferation of youth gangs since 1980. During this period, the number of cities with gang problems increased from an estimated 286 jurisdictions with more than 2,000 gangs and nearly 100,000 gang members in 1980 (Miller, 1992) to about 4,800 jurisdictions with more than 31,000 gangs and approximately 846,000 gang members in 1996(Moore and Terrett, in press). An 11-city survey of eighth graders found that 9 percent were currently gang members, and 17 percent said they had belonged to a gang at some point in their lives (Esbensen and Osgood, 1997).Other studies reported comparable percentages and also showed that gang members were responsible for a large proportion of violent offenses. In the Rochester site of the OJJDP-funded Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency, gang members (30 percent of the sample) self-reported committing 68 percent of all violent offenses (Thornberry, 1998). In the Denver site, adolescent gang members (14 percent of the sample) self-reported committing 89 percent of all serious violent offenses (Huizinga, 1997). In another study, supported by OJJDP and several other agenciesand organizations, adolescent gang members in Seattle (15 percent of the sample) self-reported involvement in 85 percent of robberies committed by the entire sample (Battin et al., 1998).This Bulletin reviews data and research to consolidate available knowledge on youth gangs that are involved in criminal activity. Following a historical perspective, demographic information ispresented. The scope of the problem is assessed, including gang problems in juvenile detention and correctional facilities. Several issues are then addressed by reviewing gang studies to provide aclearer understanding of youth gang problems.An extensive list of references is provided for further review.
Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets
Author: Greg RidgewayPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833044788
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
Juvenile Gun Violence and Gun Markets in Boston
Author: David M. KennedyPublisher:
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Category : Black market
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description