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The Social Costs of Gun Ownership [PDF]

This paper provides new estimates of the effect of household gun prevalence on homicide rates, and infers the marginal external cost of handgun ownership.
Jens Ludwig, Phillip J. Cook
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Weaponizing Kinship: A Demographic Analysis of Bereavement in the Colombian Conflict

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing Colombian armed conflict has produced widespread homicides and enforced disappearances, as armed actors used violence to terrorize communities and consolidate power. Family bereavement—one of the most pervasive and enduring consequences of this violence—remains critically understudied from a quantitative perspective.
Enrique Acosta, Diego Alburez‐Gutierrez, Maria Gargiulo, Catalina Torres   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Exposure to Community Violence Predict Higher Suicide Rates? The Case of Mexico

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite both homicide and suicide being identified as global public health concerns, it is unclear whether and how homicide trends could shape suicide patterns, particularly in low‐or‐middle income countries. We use the case of Mexico, an upper‐middle‐income country that experienced a dramatic increase in homicide after a shift in drug ...
Mónica L. Caudillo, Jaein Lee
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Community Health Professionals in Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Community settings, such as homes, community‐based organizations, and schools, are important loci for addressing intimate partner violence (IPV). We identified and synthesized studies on the role of community health professionals in preventing IPV. More specifically, we considered the range and type of interventions used by community
Avanti Adhia, Mary Wingert, Kelly Chadwick, Todd I. Herrenkohl, Paula Kett, Betty Bekemeier   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Common Is Abortion Coercion? Evidence From a Large US Sample of People Assigned Male at Birth

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Reproductive coercion encompasses a range of partner behaviors that violate reproductive autonomy, including contraceptive sabotage, coercion to become pregnant, and controlling pregnancy outcome (i.e., forced continuation or termination). Coerced abortion is often cited as a reason to restrict abortion access.
Karen Trister Grace, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Tobin‐Tyler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Certainty, Severity, or Celerity? A Mixed‐Effects Analysis of Corruption and Deterrence in the European Union

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deterrence theory underpins numerous anti‐corruption interventions. Yet, empirical evidence on its application to corruption remains limited. Existing studies rely mainly on laboratory experiments and focus on certainty and severity of punishment, leaving the role of celerity unexplored.
Eran Itskovich, Roni Factor, David Levi‐Faur, Justice Tankebe, Ina Kubbe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honor Concerns, Ambivalent Sexism and IPV Victimization in Italian and Turkish Samples: Country and Gender Differences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. Its prevalence and social acceptance exhibit substantial variation across cultural contexts. Cultural belief systems, such as honor culture and ambivalent sexism, have been identified as significant factors shaping gender roles and attitudes toward violence in ...
Cristina Cabras, Veronica Virdis, Metehan Çelik, Idil Eren Kurt, Cristina Sechi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ecology of Homicide Race, Place, and Space in Postwar Philadelphia

Examining the transcripts of nearly two hundred murder trials, The Ecology of Homicide presents the voices of victims and perpetrators of crime, as well as the enforcers of the law, to show how the combined effects of poverty and disinvestment ...
Schneider, Eric C.
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Is There a Sociology of Suicide?

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A sociology of suicide plainly exists in a historical sense. Since Durkheim, sociologists have ssshown that suicide varies with integration, regulation, inequality, relational embeddedness, institutional arrangements, and cultural repertoires of meaning.
Enrique Fernández‐Vilas, Juan José Labora González, Juan R. Coca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homelessness and Support for Expanded Services: Los Angeles Residents' Perceptions of Public Safety in Their Neighbourhoods

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Homelessness in U.S. cities is a pressing civic issue, shaping residents' sense of safety and local policy debates. This study examines Los Angeles residents' perceptions of safety, their proximity to encampments, and attitudes towards mental health and substance use services. Using representative survey data from 4408 residents, we assess (1)
Sawyer Hogenkamp, Michael A. Stoll, Eric Lee, Chinyere J. Nwonye   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source