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Home but not free: Rule‐breaking, withdrawal, and dignity in reentry
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Research on reentry has documented how material hardship, network dynamics, and carceral governance impede reintegration after prison, but existing scholarship has left underdeveloped other instances in which adverse outcomes stem from the institution's socioemotional dynamics and people's practical and emotional responses to bureaucratic ...
Gillian Slee
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Armed to the Hilt: Nigeria's Battle with Illicit Gun and Local Production in a State of Fragility [PDF]
Košická bezpečnostná revueNigeria is now battling the spread of illegal weapons, which is stoking a number of security concerns that jeopardise its national sovereignty. The Nigerian firearms legislation is essentially unenforceable due to its ineffectiveness and numerous ...
Olagoke Oluwafemi AWOTAYO +3 more
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Law and SafetyThe article is devoted to the development of a criminological model of firearms trafficking control in the context of transitional justice for Ukraine. It is established that illicit firearms trafficking lays down long-term trends of deterioration of ...
Yu. V. Orlov, A. M. Yashchenko
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The influence of the age-period-cohort effects on male suicide in Brazil from 1980 to 2019
PLoS ONE, 2023 Suicide is a complex and multi-determined phenomenon. Higher rates are observed in men and are related to multiple risk factors, including mental disorders, financial crises, unemployment, and easy access to highly lethal means of perpetration, such as ...
Weverton Thiago da Silva Rodrigues +7 more
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Brady Statute Data: Persons Who Are Illegally or Unlawfully in the United States [PDF]
, 1998 Currently, Alaska law enforcement agencies do not obtain data on four noncriminal categories prohibited by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 from obtaining firearms.
Atwell, Cassie +2 more
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Examining disparity in police behavior during the 2020 social and political protests
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract In 2020, the United States was gripped by three parallel social movements: an outrush of support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after the murder of George Floyd, discontent regarding state‐mandated lockdowns to mitigate the coronavirus‐19 pandemic, and allegations of voter fraud after the November elections.
Iman Said
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Do Gun-Purchase Waiting Periods Save Lives? [PDF]
Health EconABSTRACT We study the impact of gun‐purchase waiting periods on suicide rates using county‐level mortality data from 1991–2019. We find that waiting periods are associated with a reduction in both firearm and overall suicide rates of approximately 5% and 2%, respectively.
Arnold GE, Priestley MB.
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Closed‐circuit television (CCTV) video surveillance cameras and gunshot detection technology (GDT) have been widely adopted by police departments in recent years. Most evaluation research on CCTV and GDT has tested the technologies’ effect on crime prevention rather than case clearance rates.
Eric L. Piza +4 more
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Since 2018, at least 12 U.S. states have introduced policies to expunge certain eligible arrest and criminal conviction records through automated or algorithmic means. Drawing on interviews with governmental representatives and community stakeholders, this paper identifies strategies used to pass this legislation in ...
Elsa Y. Chen +2 more
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2010 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2012 While this study does not focus solely on domestic violence homicide or guns, it provides a stark reminder that domestic violence and guns make a deadly combination.
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