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May Issue Versus Shall Issue: Explaining the Pattern of Concealed-Carry Handgun Laws, 1960–2001

by Shannon | Jul 28, 2023

We analyze the timing and pattern of adoption of “shall issue” concealed-carry handgun laws. “Shall issue” laws require the authorities to issue permits to qualified applicants; “may issue” laws give the authorities more latitude to reject applications. We find three...

Utilization of mental health services in pediatric patients surviving penetrating trauma resulting from interpersonal violence

by Shannon | Dec 21, 2022

Background Violent trauma has lasting psychological impacts. Our institution’s Community Violence Response Team (CVRT) offers mental health services to trauma victims. We characterized implementation and determined factors associated with utilization by pediatric...

Asian Pacific Islander Americans’ and White Americans’ suicide methods

by admin | Dec 15, 2021

This study investigated Asian Pacific Islander Americans’ (APIAs) and White Americans’ use of three common suicide methods—firearm, poisoning, and hanging—using data from the National Violent Death Reporting System in the United States. Overall, hanging was the most...

Putting in Work: The Application of Identity Theory to Gang Violence and Commitment

by admin | Dec 14, 2021

Research has seldom examined how identity mechanisms facilitate violence among gang members. Relying on life history interviews with self-identified former gang members, we use identity theory to explore the relationship between commitment to the gang identity and...

“Like Make Up on a Man”: The Gendered Nature of Gun Norms

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Prior research has established that women involved in criminal social networks and streetlife subculture tend to have high levels of personal victimization. Despite high levels of risk, and an apparent wide availability, these women typical neither carry nor use...

May Issue Versus Shall Issue: Explaining the Pattern of Concealed-Carry Handgun Laws, 1960–2001

Utilization of mental health services in pediatric patients surviving penetrating trauma resulting from interpersonal violence

Asian Pacific Islander Americans’ and White Americans’ suicide methods

Putting in Work: The Application of Identity Theory to Gang Violence and Commitment

“Like Make Up on a Man”: The Gendered Nature of Gun Norms

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