Guns And Criminals

Keywords

Brady Bill; Carrying; Crack epidemic; Crime; Crime-precipitated homicides; Criminals; Falling crime rate; Firearms acquisition; Gray market in guns; Gun carrying; Gun shows; Guns; Homicides; Hot spots; Law enforcement; Military style weapons; Retail sales; Routine activities; School shootings; Self-protection; Shall issue permits; Stricter gun laws

Abstract

The first systematic effort to understand where, how, and why criminals acquire, carry, and use guns was by Wright and Rossi (1986). Key findings were that criminals rarely acquired firearms through conventional retail markets, that much criminal gun possession was self-defensive and not specifically for the purpose of committing crimes, and that criminals were for various reasons adept at finding ways to circumvent stricter gun controls. This article reviews subsequent research on these and a range of related topics.

Publication Date

3-26-2015

Publication Title

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Number of Pages

457-461

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.45095-6

Socpus ID

85043440563 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85043440563

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