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Enemy Spotted: in-game gun sound dataset for gunshot classification and localization [PDF]
, 2022 Recently, deep learning-based methods have drawn huge attention due to their simple yet high performance without domain knowledge in sound classification and localization tasks. However, a lack of gun sounds in existing datasets has been a major obstacle to implementing a support system to spot criminals from their gunshots by leveraging deep learning ...
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Strategic market position of the European Crime Prevention Network [PDF]
, 2020 The activities and tasks of the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN), established in 2001, have significantly expanded over the past two decades. In view of the further implementation of its multiannual strategy, the EUCPN has commissioned a study ...
Dieussaert, Jonas +3 more
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Inconsistency in 9 mm bullets : correlation of jacket thickness to post-impact geometry measured with non-destructive X-ray computed tomography [PDF]
, 2014 Fundamental to any ballistic armour standard is the reference projectile to be defeated. Typically, for certification purposes, a consistent and symmetrical bullet geometry is assumed, however variations in bullet jacket dimensions can have far reaching ...
Attridge, A. +7 more
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Criminal justice studiesWith proposed legislation that, if enacted, would effectively end Pennsylvania’s gun-free school zones, this study sought to examine the attitudes of Pennsylvanians on arming teachers.
Emily R. Strohacker
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Criminology & Public Policy, 2020 Research Summary: We used data from the FBI’s Supplemental Homicide Reports and other publicly available databases to calculate state-level annual incidence of fatal mass shootings for 1984–2017.
D. Webster +4 more
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Confronting uncertainty: Anthropology and zones of the extraordinary [PDF]
, 2013 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below, copyright @ 2013 the American Anthropological Association.Anthropological theory has privileged consideration of the regularities of everyday life and
Niehaus, I
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp +9 more
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Localizing Firearm Carriers by Identifying Human-Object Pairs [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Visual identification of gunmen in a crowd is a challenging problem, that requires resolving the association of a person with an object (firearm). We present a novel approach to address this problem, by defining human-object interaction (and non-interaction) bounding boxes. In a given image, human and firearms are separately detected.
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Thousands of Guns, No Background Check Required: An Analysis of The Market for Unlicensed Gun Sales in Maine [PDF]
, 2016 The state of Maine has a strong tradition of gun ownership. And Maine's gun owners know that responsible ownership includes keeping guns out of the wrong hands. That's why 93% of Americans—and the majority of Mainers, regardless of political party—agree:
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Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Does spontaneous contact between individuals from different ethnonational groups affect their social resilience, specifically their ability to avoid escalation and radicalization following eruptions of ethnic violence? To address this question, we conducted a series of studies in mixed Jewish–Palestinian cities and academic settings.
Nitzan Faibish +3 more
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