Basic Gun Violence Research Is Seriously Underfunded
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bloodbaths of 21st-century America, you might think that there would be a lot of research into the causes of gun violence, and which policies work best against it. You would be wrong. Gun interests, wary of any possible limits on weaponry, have successfully lobbied for limitations on government research and funding, and private sources have not filled the breach. So funding for basic gun violence research and data collection remains minuscule — the annual sum total for all gun violence research projects appears to be well under $5 million. A grant for a sin...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Not just another focus group: making the case for the nominal group technique in criminology - Laenen FV.
This article explores the potential of NGT as a tool for criminological research. METHODS
NGT is a highly structured technique combining characteristic... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Assessing the adoption of household safety protection (HSP) in Stockholm, Sweden - Costa B, Ceccato V.
This study examines the adoption of household safety protection (HSP) measures in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Drawing upon assumptions from environmental criminology and situational crime prevention, the study explores the impact of crime and fear of... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
To punish or not to punish-that is the question: attitudes of criminology and criminal justice students in Israel toward punishment - Chen G, Einat T.
Attitudes toward punishment have long been of interest to policymakers, researchers, and criminal justice practitioners. The current study examined the relationship between academic education in criminology and attitudes toward punishment among 477 undergr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The criminology of cyber stalking: investigating the crime, offenders and victims of cyber stalking - Salimi E, Mansourabadi A.
Understanding the elements and parties of each offense, including the offender and the victim, is the first step to tackle a crime. Cyber stalking is one of the most widespread crimes in the cyberspace. Despite substantial similarities between traditional ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
