Long-Term Trends in the Sources of Boston Crime Guns
Analyses of firearm trace data, most collected over relatively brief periods, suggest that a noteworthy share of guns used in crime were recently diverted from legal commerce. This article analyzes a longitudinal database on firearm recoveries by the Boston Police Department between 1981 and 2015 an...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Russell Sage Foundation
2017-10-01
|
| Series: | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2017.3.5.04 |