Keywords
gun availability, gun crimes, homicide
Abstract
Very few studies have explored the relationship between the availability of certain types of firearms and gun density on both gun aggravated assaults and gun homicides. Nonetheless, research by Koper (2001) discovered that the availability of more lethal types of firearms, not gun density, was directly related to an increase in gun homicide rates for Dallas. However, this study did not take into account certain social and economic variables that may strengthen or weaken the determined relationship. The current study uses data previously analyzed by Koper (2001) and includes social and economic variables that have been linked to lethal violence while using gun aggravated assaults and gun homicides as the dependent variables. The results will help ascertain to what extent the impact of firearm availability on gun crimes is contingent on contextual factors.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2007
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Corzine, Jay
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Applied Sociology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0001564
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001564
Language
English
Release Date
April 2008
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Graham, Matthew II, "The Driving Force Behind Gun Crimes: A Time Series Analysis Of The Impact Of Gun Type And Gun Density" (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3178.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3178