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Disposing of Unwanted Firearms and Firearm Injury Prevention

JAMA Network Open
This comparative effectiveness study estimates the size of the US firearm stock by 2034.
Humphreys, David K., Wiebe, Douglas J.
openaire   +2 more sources

Perceptions of armed policing: barriers and motivations to becoming an eAuthorised Firearms Officer [PDF]

, 2019
Police constabularies in England and Wales are under increased scrutiny to ensure diversity and representation across all aspects of policing business. Armed policing, however,has historically been understood a an exclusive,highly masculine and dangerous
Joe Simon
core  

Thermal persistence and physicochemical modification of inorganic gunshot residue (IGSR)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the medicolegal context, GSR analysis plays a key role in clarifying the dynamics of firearm‐related deaths, including lesion identification and firing distance determination. However, postmortem alterations of the body, such as thermal exposure, may influence the analysis of lesions and complicate interpretation.
Gianmarco Argentiero, Barbara Bertoglio, Nicolas Martinelli, Giulia Pezzoni, Giorgio Marrubini, Federica Maraschi, Giovanni Cecchetto, Silvia D. Visonà, Daniele Merli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm sexual homicide offenders: Criminal careers, psychopathology, and offense conduct

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Most homicides are firearm‐perpetrated, but in sexual homicide, offenders are more likely to utilize personal weapons (e.g., hands and feet), contact weapons (e.g., blunt object), or edged weapons (e.g., knife) to comport with their fantasy life, motivational states, and psychopathology.
Matt DeLisi, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Pedro Pechorro, Matthew W. Logan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearms and Dementia [PDF]

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018
Marian E, Betz, Alexander D, McCourt, Jon S, Vernick, Megan L, Ranney, Garen J, Wintemute   +4 more
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Performance evaluation of a scent transfer unit for sampling of explosives and their residues to investigate nuisance alerts

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Volatile organic compounds associated with explosives such as Composition C‐4 serve as important targets for canine training as well as field analysis. In parallel, 1‐bromooctane (1‐BO) is a benchmark to contextualize canine performance and aid interpretation of results.
Himanshi Upadhyaya, Alexis Hecker, John Goodpaster   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the origin and development of portable firearms (14th-19th centuries)

Tyragetia, 2013
Weapons have always been and will be of great importance in the history of mankind. Almost all social and historical development of human civilization is intrinsically linked to the invention and improvement of the various models of weapons.
Sergiu Dobrea
doaj  

Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
wiley   +1 more source

Training and Decision-Making in Police Firearms Use: Evidence from a Survey of Slovenian Police Officers

Organizacija
The use of firearms represents the most severe coercive measure in policing and requires a high level of legal knowledge, technical competence, and psychological preparedness.
Knez Miroslav, Krope Srečko Felix
doaj   +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