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Attitudes toward concealed carry on campus: results from a nationwide survey of criminologists

by admin | Nov 21, 2021

A small but growing number of studies has explored the attitudes about this campus carry policy held by campus community members. The current study expands on the literature on this topic by examining criminologist attitudes. More specifically, this study aimed to...

Hesitant to pull the trigger: how the perceived impact of guns on campus influences support or opposition to campus carry laws

by admin | Nov 18, 2021

A growing body of research has examined the factors that determine support for campus carry among campus populations, however, most have only focused on how demographic characteristics, campus safety measures, and gun ownership and attitudes impact support for campus...

Possession and Carrying of Firearms Among a Sample of Inner-City High School Females

by Caitlin Clarkson Pereira | Aug 9, 2021

Few studies to date have explored the issue of the extent to which young females possess and carry guns. We report here the results of a study of patterns of gun acquisition and gun carrying among a sample of female inner-city high school students in five prominent...

Disparity does not mean bias: making sense of observed racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings with multiple benchmarks

by admin | Aug 1, 2020

Racial disparities in officer-involved shootings have dominated the national discourse recently. Unfortunately, we have yet to identify an appropriate benchmark, or at-risk population, to put these observed racial disparities into context. In this article, we use...

Reactions to crime: a multilevel analysis of fear of crime and defensive and participatory behavior

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

This study examines the associations between fear of crime and individual constrained behavior. Specifically, to address the inconsistent findings of previous research, we investigate how emotional fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization are associated with...

Attitudes toward concealed carry on campus: results from a nationwide survey of criminologists

Hesitant to pull the trigger: how the perceived impact of guns on campus influences support or opposition to campus carry laws

Possession and Carrying of Firearms Among a Sample of Inner-City High School Females

Disparity does not mean bias: making sense of observed racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings with multiple benchmarks

Reactions to crime: a multilevel analysis of fear of crime and defensive and participatory behavior

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