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Makarios, Matthew D.; Pratt, Travis C. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
In response to rising rates of firearms violence that peaked in the mid-1990s, a wide range of policy interventions have been developed in an attempt to reduce violent crimes committed with firearms. Although some of these approaches appear to be effective at reducing gun violence, methodological variations make comparing effects across program…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Crime, Gun Control
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. – 1996
This report discusses a wide array of violence prevention strategies used across the United States, ranging from school-based prevention to gun market interception. Relevant research, evaluation, and legislation are included to ground these programs and provide a context for their successful implementation. The first section of the report is an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gun Control, Guns, Legislation