Title

Influence Of Automatic Firearms On The Presence Of Multiple Victims Of Violence: A Research Note

Keywords

Criminal events; Firearms; NIBRS; Violence; Weapon effects

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of automatic firearm usage on the presence of multiple victims within a violent encounter. In addition, key situational and contextual variables from the criminal events perspective are controlled. Data were collected from the National Incident-Based Reporting System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine if automatic firearms, compared to semiautomatic firearms, increased the chance of multiple victims appearing within incidents of serious violence. Results indicate that automatic weapons increase the likelihood of multiple victimization, although various situational and contextual factors such as incident circumstance and victim-offender relationship increase these odds as well. © 2009 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

2-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volume

25

Issue

1

Number of Pages

89-105

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986208328163

Socpus ID

59349092067 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/59349092067

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