Context Under current federal law, many persons with prior convictions for misdemeanor offenses pass criminal records background checks and legally purchase handguns. Background New policy options are emerging in the debate regarding the regulation of firearms in the...
The majority (67 to 80 percent) of intimate partner murders of women by a husband, boyfriend, or ex-husband or boyfriend involve physical abuse of the female by the male prior to the murder, no matter which partner is killed (Greenfield et al., 1998; Moracco, Runyan,...
Background Firearm control laws vary across the United States and remain state specific. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between variation in states’ firearm control laws and the risk of firearm-related injuries in pediatric population....
Context In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated....
Objectives This 11-city study sought to identify risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships. Methods Proxies of 220 intimate partner femicide victims identified from police or medical examiner records were interviewed, along with 343 abused control women....
