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State Policies Regulating Firearms and Changes in Firearm Mortality

JAMA Network Open
ImportanceDespite high social and public health costs of firearm violence in the United States, the effects of many policies designed to reduce firearm mortality remain uncertain.ObjectiveTo estimate the individual and joint effect sizes of state firearm policies on firearm-related mortality.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsIn this comparative ...
Schell, Terry L., Smart, Rosanna, Cefalu, Matthew, Griffin, Beth Ann, Morral, Andrew R.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cohort Study of Downgraded Misdemeanor Convictions and Subsequent Violent Crime: Differences by Defendant Race and Ethnicity

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Criminal convictions may be imperfect markers of criminalized behavior, in part because of criminal legal system processes (e.g., plea bargaining).
Julia P. Schleimer, MPH, Miriam J. Haviland, PhD, MSPH, Amy Gallagher, MPH, Ayah Mustafa, BS, Rachel Ross, MPH, Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, Deirdre Bowen, JD, PhD, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, PhD, MPH   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender, violence, and killing: Revisiting femicide, and the overlooked realities of male victimization

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Sekaren Shantha‐Kumari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm trafficking and serious and organised crime gangs [PDF]

, 2012
  This report presents data on unregistered firearms seized by Australian state and territory police, showing a fuller picture of the type of firearms that serious and organised crime groups are actively obtaining and the common routes of supply ...
Samantha Bricknell
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Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion, Rachel Gaulton, Maria Erica Jamil, Marion Pfeifer, Johan Willem Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ability of Australian law enforcement authorities to eliminate gun-related violence in the community [PDF]

, 2015
Examines gun laws and gun related violence in Australia. Clarification of the purpose of this inquiry In response to this inquiry, the committee received over 400 submissions, many of which were concerned about the impact the inquiry might have on the ...
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
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Engaging practitioners and academic researchers in co-developing evaluation measures for community violence interventions

Injury Epidemiology
Background Community violence intervention (CVI) is increasingly considered an important component of comprehensive public safety infrastructure, but research and evaluation of CVI programs remain underdeveloped.
Meron Girma, Julia P. Schleimer, Andrew Hillen, Astrid Aveledo, Ayah Mustafa, Deepika Nehra, Dominique Davis, Elaine Gonzalez, Emily Westlake, Esprene Liddell-Quintyn, Kris Torset, Kristian Jones, Laura Johnson, Lina R. Benson, Lynniah Grayson, Orlando Ames, Rachel Ross, Samantha Decker, Taffy Hunter, Tarell Harrison, Tier Simon-Matthews, Vivian Lyons, Zaheed Lynch, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relational structure of illegal wildlife hunting in China: A nationwide hunter–prey network analysis

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife hunting continues to pose a major biodiversity threat in China, yet there remains no systemic relational understanding of the way in which perpetrators are linked to key taxa. To address this, here we provide a novel framework for understanding and addressing the systemic roots of wildlife crime.
Yi Luo, Mei‐Ling Shao, Yi‐Xiao Li, Chris Newman, Yuan‐Yuan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Zhao‐Min Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”: Managing Stigma and Threats in the Wake of False Criminal Accusations

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
wiley   +1 more source