Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States

This edited collection of data and perspectives takes a fresh approach to gun violence prevention by addressing the question, “why are we losing the war on gun violence in America?” Although successes and failures in the prevention of gun violence are examined, it is a war we are losing, due to rest...

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Other Authors: Crandall, Marie (Editor), Bonne, Stephanie (Editor), Bronson, Jennifer (Editor), Kessel, Woodie (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Scope of firearm injuries in the United States
  • 2. Gun Violence, Structural Violence, and Social Justice
  • 3. Data on gun violence: what do we know and how do we know it?- 4. Unintentional firearm injuries in children
  • 5. School Shootings: Creating Safer Schools
  • 6. Intimate partner violence, gun violence, and human rights in the United States
  • 7. Mental illness and gun violence
  • 8. The need for safety and beliefs about guns
  • 9. Understanding the political divide in gun policy support
  • 10. The second amendment and the war on guns
  • 11. The history of gun law and the second amendment in the United States
  • 12. Public health approach to gun violence: “remove the gun handle”
  • 13. Combatting gun violence in Newark, New Jersey
  • 14. The impact of policy and law enforcement strategies on reducing gun violence in America
  • 15. Gun buyback programs in the United States
  • 16. Hospital-based violence prevention programs: From the ground up
  • 17. Looking at theSecond Amendment from the Tenth: Early experiences with a state gun violence research center
  • 18. Youth Gun Violence Prevention Organizing
  • 19. Smart guns don’t kill people
  • 20. Reducing the incidence and impact of gun violence through community engagement
  • 21. Gun violence and barriers to reparation in the United States: Scars of Survival