Detecting gunshots using wearable accelerometers. by Charles E Loeffler

“…Gun violence continues to be a staggering and seemingly intractable issue in many communities. …”
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Protocol for a nationwide case-control study of firearm violence prevention tactics and policies in K-12 schools. by Navjot Buttar, Sonali Rajan, Louis Klarevas, Seth J Prins, Justin Heinze, Ken Cheung, Kara E Rudolph, Monika Goyal, April Zeoli, Charles C Branas

“…Controlled studies are necessary to investigate their impact on gun violence and related disciplinary outcomes.<h4>Objective</h4>The paper outlines the protocol for a case-control study examining gun violence prevention policies in U.S. …”
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Interactions at the point of firearm purchase and subsequent use of locking devices by Shelby L. Bandel, Allison E. Bond, Michael D. Anestis

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A comparative content analysis of newspaper coverage about extreme risk protection order policies in passing and non-passing US states by Amanda J. Aubel, Rocco Pallin, Christopher E. Knoepke, Garen J. Wintemute, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz

“…Conclusions Media messaging that frames gun violence as preventable, emphasizes identifiable markers of risk, and draws on data in conjunction with community wisdom may support ERPO policy passage. …”
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Community correlates of change: A mixed-effects assessment of shooting dynamics during COVID-19. by Nicole J Johnson, Caterina G Roman

“…This study examines changes in gun violence at the census tract level in Philadelphia, PA before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Social determinants of health in relation to firearm-related homicides in the United States: A nationwide multilevel cross-sectional study. by Daniel Kim

“…<h4>Background</h4>Gun violence has shortened the average life expectancy of Americans, and better knowledge about the root causes of gun violence is crucial to its prevention. …”
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Extreme risk protection orders in King County, Washington: the epidemiology of dangerous behaviors and an intervention response by Shannon Frattaroli, Elise Omaki, Amy Molocznik, Adelyn Allchin, Renee Hopkins, Sandra Shanahan, Anne Levinson

“…Abstract Background Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising gun violence prevention strategy. ERPO laws allow specific categories of people (law enforcement in all states, family in most) to petition a court to request that an individual be temporarily prohibited from purchasing and possessing firearms because that individual is behaving dangerously and at risk of violence, either to themselves or others. …”
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Social Media and the Variable Impact of Violence Reduction Interventions: Re-Examining Focused Deterrence in Philadelphia by Jordan M. Hyatt, James A. Densley, Caterina G. Roman

“…At the heart of the intervention is a coordinated effort to communicate the costs and consequences of gun violence to identified gang members during face-to-face meetings and additional community messaging. …”
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Brief use of a specific gun in a violent game does not affect attitudes towards that gun by Joseph Hilgard, Christopher R. Engelhardt, Bruce D. Bartholow

“…Although much attention has been paid to the question of whether violent video games increase aggressive behaviour, little attention has been paid to how such games might encourage antecedents of gun violence. In this study, we examined how product placement, the attractive in-game presentation of certain real-world firearm brands, might encourage gun ownership, a necessary antecedent of gun violence. …”
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Remaking Columbine by Johannes Walter Vith

“…Clarke's film depicts several incidents of gun violence in Northern Ireland without any commentary, and Van Sant employs the same techniques in his film about gun violence at a school. …”
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Association of pediatric firearm injury with neighborhood social deprivation in Philadelphia by Elliott R Haut, Jeremy W Cannon, James P Byrne, Joseph Victor Sakran, Michael Nance, Grace Rozycki, Dane R Scantling, Jeremy Kauffman

“…Root cause evaluation is required to clarify the interaction with other factors such as the availability of firearms and interpersonal conflict that place children at risk in neighborhoods where gun violence is common.Level of evidence Level III - Observational Study…”
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Political violence, racial violence, and new gun ownership: results from the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy by Rebecca Valek, Julie A. Ward, Vanya Jones, Cassandra K. Crifasi

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Analysis of social determinants of health on emergency department utilization by gunshot wound survivors after level 1 trauma center discharge by Jonelle T Campbell, Jessica L Prom, Hamsitha Karra, Nana Danso, Susan E Cronn

“…Background This project analyzed risk factors for emergency department (ED) utilization without readmission within 2 weeks post-discharge for survivors of gun violence.Methods A hundred gun violence survivors admitted to a Level 1 trauma center were surveyed. …”
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Arming Students with Experience by Katie Sluiter

“… Following up on her earlier interview, with authors, Steven Bickmore, Shelly Shaffer, and Gretchen Rumhor, Katie Sluiter reviews their book, Contending with Gun Violence in the English Language Classroom. …”
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Sistemas de detección de disparos: ¿son eficaces para controlar la violencia con armas de fuego en América Latina? / Gunshot detection systems: Are they effective in controlling fi... by Juan R Aguilar

“…Con base en sus principios de funcionamiento y las diferencias urbanísticas y demográficas de las ciudades donde se utilizan, se examina cualitativamente el desempeño de los sistemas de detección de disparos en la región. Abstract Gun violence is one of the biggest social problems in Latin America. …”
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The impact of gunshots on place-level business activity by Christina Stacy, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Emily Tiry

“…Abstract Objectives Gun violence can negatively affect business activity at the place-level through a variety of mechanisms. …”
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Assessing the contagiousness of mass shootings with nonparametric Hawkes processes. by Peter Boyd, James Molyneux

“…Gun violence and mass shootings are high-profile epidemiological issues facing the United States with questions regarding their contagiousness gaining prevalence in news media. …”
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Shootings in America: the psychology of It all by Kruglanski, Arie W.

“…A psychological analysis suggests that the end motivating their deeds is their quest for significance and mattering, whereas the means, gun violence, is deeply rooted in the US culture.…”
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Structural vulnerability to narcotics-driven firearm violence: An ethnographic and epidemiological study of Philadelphia's Puerto Rican inner-city. by Joseph Friedman, George Karandinos, Laurie Kain Hart, Fernando Montero Castrillo, Nicholas Graetz, Philippe Bourgois

“…<h4>Background</h4>The United States is experiencing a continuing crisis of gun violence, and economically marginalized and racially segregated inner-city areas are among the most affected. …”
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Preventing Crimes Through Gunshots Recognition Using Novel Feature Engineering and Meta-Learning Approach by Ali Raza, Furqan Rustam, Bhargav Mallampati, Pradeep Gali, Imran Ashraf

“…Efficient gunshot detection is necessary to address the issue of gun violence in society. This study aims to detect gunshot sounds using an efficient approach to prevent crimes. …”
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