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157875  |
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| Title: |
Homicide, Handguns, and the Crime Gun Hypothesis: Firearms Used in Fatal Shootings of Law Enforcement Officers, 1980 to 1989 |
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| Journal: |
American Journal of Public Health Volume:84 Issue:4 Dated:(April 1994) Pages:561-564 |
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| Author(s): |
G J Wintemute |
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| Date Published: |
1994 |
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| Page Count: |
4 |
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HTML|PDF |
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http://www.apha.org/ |
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| Type: |
Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This study examined the use of handguns owned by civilians in the shooting deaths of law enforcement officers between 1980 and 1989. |
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| Abstract: |
The analysis was based on life tables generated for each year's cohort of new handguns to estimate gun-years at risk, analogous to person-years, for rate and relative risk calculation. Of 735 firearm homicides of police officers during the study period, 435 were committed with 428 civilian-owned handguns. Revolvers were used more often than pistols. For both types of handgun, .22-caliber weapons were least often used in police homicides, while .32-caliber pistols and .38-caliber revolvers were used most often. Forty-six percent of the handguns included in this sample had a barrel length of three inches or less. U.S. firearms manufacturers produced 82 percent of the handguns for which a manufacturer could be identified at all. 1 figure, 1 table, and 24 references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Police deaths |
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| Index Term(s): |
Criminology; Firearms deaths; Statistics |
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Free online PDF and HTML access to the American Journal of Public Health is provided by the publisher 24 months after individual issues are released. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=157875 |
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