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Exceptionally Lethal: American Police Killings in a Comparative Perspective

by Shannon | Aug 9, 2023

Police in the United States stand out in the developed world for their reliance on deadly force. Other nations in the Americas, however, feature higher or similar levels of fatal police violence (FPV). Cross-national comparative analyses can help identify stable and...

Firearm instrumentality: Do guns make violent situations more lethal?

by Shannon | Nov 18, 2022

One of the central debates animating the interpretation of gun research for public policy is the question of whether the presence of firearms independently makes violent situations more lethal, known as an instrumentality effect, or whether determined offenders will...

The Long Reach of Violence: A Broader Perspective on Data, Theory, and Evidence on the Prevalence and Consequences of Exposure to Violence

by admin | Dec 15, 2021

In this review, I argue for a broader perspective on exposure to violence, one that extends beyond victimization and direct witnessing of violence to consider exposure to violent situations and violent residential environments. The first part of the review focuses on...

Gun Markets

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

The systematic study of how available weapons influence the rates, patterns, and outcomes of criminal violence is new, but it is now a well-established and fast-growing subfield in criminology, legal studies, public health, and economics. This review focuses on the...

Exceptionally Lethal: American Police Killings in a Comparative Perspective

Firearm instrumentality: Do guns make violent situations more lethal?

The Long Reach of Violence: A Broader Perspective on Data, Theory, and Evidence on the Prevalence and Consequences of Exposure to Violence

Gun Markets

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