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NCJ Number: 181819 Find in a Library
Title: Firearm Abuse and Regulation (From Global Report on Crime and Justice, P 151-170, 1999, Graeme Newman, ed.)
Author(s): John Walker
Editor(s): Graeme Newman
Date Published: 1999
Annotation: In 1996, the United Nations International Study on Firearm Regulation was conducted in response to the request of the Economic and Social Council, a study that covered criminal cases, accidents, and suicides in which firearms were involved; the situation with regard to transnational illicit trafficking in firearms; national legislation and regulations on firearms; and initiatives to regulate firearms at regional and inter-regional levels.
Abstract: The study found countries that had higher firearm ownership rates also had higher firearm-related death rates, including homicide rates. Firearms were commonly used in domestic disputes where fatalities occurred. Some countries had strong regulations and high firearm-related homicides. Firearm-related death rates due to homicides, accidents, and suicides varied widely throughout the world. Firearms were hardly ever used in the commission of sexual assault. Most countries prohibited the ownership of firearms for civilians with a criminal record or a record of domestic violence. In addition, most countries used some form of registry to trace lost or stolen firearms and prohibited the import and export of some firearms. Prison, usually for a term of more than 5 years, was the most common punishment for firearm smuggling. Countries differed widely in how they translated concern about firearm ownership into public policy and legislation. Bilateral or international agreements concerning firearm regulation tended to be limited in scope. Countries in post-conflict situations often became the source of a large number of illicit weapons and became a center of illegal smuggling of weapons to criminals in neighboring countries. 3 tables and 11 figures
Main Term(s): World criminology
Index Term(s): Crime in foreign countries; Domestic assault; Firearm accidents; Firearm tracing; Firearm-crime relationships; Firearms acts; Firearms deaths; Foreign laws; Gun control legislation; Homicide; Illicit firearms; Smuggling/Trafficking; Suicide; Victims of violent crime; Violent crimes; Weapons violations
Sponsoring Agency: Oxford University Press, Inc
New York, NY 10016
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Corporate Author: United Nations
United States of America
Sale Source: Oxford University Press, Inc
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New York, NY 10016
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Publisher: http://www.oup-usa.org 
Page Count: 20
Format: Book (Softbound)
Type: Survey
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Note: International Crime
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