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Explaining the Extraordinary Decline in Chicago's Homicide Arrest Rates, 1965 to 1994 and Beyond: Trends in Case Mix Versus Standards for Arrest.

Authors : Cook, Philip J.; Lopez, Javier

Subjects: HOMICIDE; OFFENSES against the person; CRIMINOLOGY

Source: Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Feb2024, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p82-112. 31p.

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Trends in U.S. Mass Shootings: Facts, Fears and Fatalities.

Authors : Fox, James Alan

Subjects: MASS shootings; CRIME statistics; CONTAGION (Social psychology)

Source: Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Feb2024, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p65-81. 17p.

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The Parkland Mass Shooting and the Path to Intended Violence: A Case Study of Missed Opportunities and Avenues for Future Prevention.

Authors : Schildkraut, Jaclyn; Cowan, Rebecca G.; Mosher, Tessa M.

Subjects: MASS shootings; VIOLENCE; GRIEVANCE arbitration

Source: Homicide Studies. Feb2024, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p3-26. 24p.

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Estimating the Global Prevalence of Mass Public Shootings.

Authors : Duwe, Grant (AUTHOR); Sanders, Nathan E. (AUTHOR); Rocque, Michael (AUTHOR)

Subjects: MASS shootings; MASS measurement; SHOOTINGS (Crime)

Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology. Dec2023, Vol. 67 Issue 16, p1642-1658. 17p.

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The Effect of Self-Defense Laws on Firearm Use Among Criminal Offenders.

Authors : D'Alessio, Stewart J. (AUTHOR); Stolzenberg, Lisa (AUTHOR); Guerette, Rob T. (AUTHOR)

Subjects: SELF-defense (Law); SELF-defense; MASS shootings

Source: Crime & Delinquency. Dec2023, Vol. 69 Issue 13/14, p2826-2845. 20p.

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Fear of Terrorism and Fear of Violent Crimes in the United States: A Comparative Analysis.

Authors : Onat, Ismail (AUTHOR); Guler, Ahmet (AUTHOR); Kula, Sedat (AUTHOR)

Subjects: VIOLENT crimes; FEAR of crime; TERRORISMUNITED States

Source: Crime & Delinquency. May2023, Vol. 69 Issue 5, p891-914. 24p.

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Memorial ambiguity: A typology of rhetorical effects in Oklahoma and the wider US context.

Authors : Shank, Nathan A (AUTHOR)

Subjects: COLLECTIVE memory; MEMORIALS; AMBIGUITYOKLAHOMA; EDMOND (Okla.); OKLAHOMA City (Okla.)

Source: Journal of Material Culture. Jun2023, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p302-323. 22p.

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Evaluating threats of mass shootings in the psychiatric setting.

Authors : Barnhorst, Amy; Rozel, John S.

Subjects: OCCUPATIONAL roles; DISASTERS; SHOOTINGS (Crime)

Source: International Review of Psychiatry. Nov 2021, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p607-616. 10p.

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Analyzing the impact of state gun laws on mass shootings in the United States from 2013 to 2021.

Authors : Tiderman, Libby (AUTHOR); Dongmo, Nidele F. (AUTHOR); Munteanu, Katie (AUTHOR)

Subjects: GUN laws; GOVERNMENT regulation; CROSS-sectional methodUNITED States

Source: Public Health (Elsevier). Feb2023, Vol. 215, p100-105. 6p.

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Extreme Risk Protection Orders Intended to Prevent Mass Shootings: A Case Series.

Authors : Wintemute, Garen J. (AUTHOR); Pear, Veronica A. (AUTHOR); Schleimer, Julia P. (AUTHOR)

Subjects: MASS shootings; RESTRAINING orders; COURT recordsCALIFORNIA

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine. 11/5/2019, Vol. 171 Issue 9, p655-658. 4p. 2 Charts.

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