Overview
During the past 50 years the US has reduced the death rate from automobile accidents by one-third, yet the rate at which Americans are killed by gunfire has actually increased. Policymakers have tried to combat gun-related violence and crime in various ways, including imposing more severe sentences, restricting access and banning certain models and designs of guns. This book examines what works by presenting empirical evaluations of a variety of contemporary policies. Among the issues examined are: the relationship between the number of guns in circulation and the suicide rate; the deterrent and ""inducement"" effects of gun ownership on residential burglary; the impact on domestic homicides of restricting gun possession; and the consequences of more permissive gun-carrying laws. In the overview, Ludwig and Cook conclude that the problem of gun violence in America is not hopeless - indeed, violence rates have declined dramatically during the last decade. Continued success may require a pragmatic mix of new regulations and enhanced law enforcement efforts, guided by ongoing evaluation supported by new and better data systems.
Full Product Details
Author: Jens Ludwig ,
Philip J. Cook
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Brookings Institution
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.653kg
ISBN: 9780815753117
ISBN 10: 081575311
Pages: 469
Publication Date: 21 February 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This collection of essays deserves special praise for including authors on both sides... It ought to be the starting point for any future debate over gun policy... -- Washington Post Book World, 2/2/2003
"""This collection of essays deserves special praise for including authors on both sides... It ought to be the starting point for any future debate over gun policy... "" — Washington Post Book World, 2/2/2003"
This collection of essays deserves special praise for including authors on both sides... It ought to be the starting point for any future debate over gun policy... - Washington Post Book World, 2/2/2003
Author Information
Jens Ludwig is associate professor of public policy at Georgetown University and formerly the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and a visiting scholar at the Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research. Philip J. Cook is the ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. Cook and Jens Ludwig coauthored Gun Violence: The Real Costs (2000, Oxford University Press).
