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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Pogrebin, Mark R.
Stretesky, Paul B.
Unnithan, N. Prabha (1952-....)
Titre(s) : Guns, violence, and criminal behavior [Texte imprimé] : the offender's perspective / Mark R. Pogrebin, Paul B. Stretesky, N. Prabha Unnithan
Publication : Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009
Description matérielle : xvii, 155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : The gun offenders' perspective ; Motives for criminal gun use ; Guns and street gang
culture ; How incarceration shapes views and the use of guns ; Changing concealed
carry laws ; Limiting gun violence ; Sample methodology, sample generalizability,
response bias, and subsamples.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-146) and index
How are guns used and viewed by criminals? Do these views change when they are imprisoned?
Where do criminals obtain guns? And how do laws make firearms more or less accessible?
Confronting these contentious questions. This work offers a comprehensive exploration
of the social processes surrounding illegal firearm use and criminal behavior. The
authors draw on in-depth interviews with felons convicted of gun-related crimes and
previous quantitative studies to offer a fresh look at the key issues of gun violence.
Highlighting the overlooked symbolic influence of guns in criminal situations, their
findings underscore the power of social and cultural forces in affecting gun use.
-- Book jacket
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de couverture : Guns, violence & criminal behavior
Sujet(s) : Criminalité -- États-Unis
Armes à feu -- Contrôle -- États-Unis
Armes à feu -- Possession -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781588266651 (alk. paper). - ISBN 1588266656 (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb426219347
Notice n° :
FRBNF42621934
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
