GENERAL DETERRENCE THROUGH CIVILIAN GUN OWNERSHIP: AN EVALUATION OF THE QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE*
| Autor: | Alan J. Lizotte, Brian Wiersema, David McDowall |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Injury control business.industry Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Criminology Computer security computer.software_genre Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Gun ownership Injury prevention Deterrence (psychology) business Law computer |
| Zdroj: | Criminology. 29:541-560 |
| ISSN: | 1745-9125 0011-1384 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1991.tb01079.x |
| Popis: | It has often been argued that civilian firearm ownership acts as a deterrent to crime. Much of the support for this claim is based on incidents that have called attention to the prevalence of privately owned guns. We examined several such incidents and failed to and persuasive evidence of a deterrent effect. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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