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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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Youth Gang Violence and Guns: Data Collection in California [PDF]
, 2009 Provides an overview of data on youth gang-related homicides, the role of firearms in the rising lethality of gang violence, and the state of data collection.
Josh Sugarmann, Tom Diaz
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American Journal of Public Health, 2019 Objectives. To estimate the number of lives saved from firearms suicide with expansions of gun restrictions based on mental health compared with the number who would be unnecessarily restricted. Methods.
K. Keyes +4 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract The increasing accessibility of 3D printing, made possible by the affordability of equipment and materials, has led to its widespread adoption in both domestic and industrial applications, with polylactic acid (PLA) being a commonly used material.
Laura J. Vera Stimpson +4 more
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'Guns don't colonise people ...': the role and use of firearms in pre-colonial and colonial Africa
Kronos, 2010 This review essay examines a number of recent works that contribute to the history of firearms in colonial and pre-colonial Africa; two based upon new and original research (Story and Guy) and the others on reproductions of earlier seminal contributions ...
Rory Pilossof
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Why the Latest Ruling in the Sandy Hook Shooting Litigation Matters [PDF]
, 2019 On March 19, 2019 the Connecticut Supreme Court officially released its opinion in Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC. Because the decision greenlights civil discovery and trial for the Sandy Hook plaintiffs seeking compensation from the ...
Feldman, Heidi Li
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Research indicates that forensic science professionals operate under significant pressure, the magnitude of which varies depending on their field, workload, case type, tenure, and the evidentiary significance of their testimony in court. This study conducted a needs analysis of forensic science professionals by examining their psychological ...
Kathryn C. Seigfried‐Spellar +1 more
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Case Study: The Boston Gun Project and Operation Ceasefire [PDF]
, 2005 The Boston Gun Project was a problem-oriented policing initiative expressly aimed at reducing homicide victimization among youths in Boston in the mid-1990s (Kennedy et al., 1996; Kennedy et al., 2001).
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From the Instrument of Delivery to the Actual Agent of Harm: Fighting the Criminal Purchase of Ammunition [PDF]
, 2012 The illegal trade in ammunition in the Netherlands seems to be a small-scale problem. However, as a result of high profits and a small chance of being caught, it is an extremely attractive criminal activity for malicious individuals.
Vries, M.S. de
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Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale?
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale.
John M. MacDonald +6 more
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