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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Firearms"”.
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Firearms discharge residues
… for chemists, with little or no understanding of firearms, who are required to undertake the chemical aspects of firearms casework examination. Chapter 1 provides a much condensed outline of the historical development of firearms and ammunition, with emphasis on ignition systems up to the …
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Forensic firearms examination
The history of forensic firearms examination was evaluated to determine how the field has developed during the past 200 years; especially within the past 100 years. As aresult of this evaluation, some related issues were identified for study. The economic and general uses of firearms reference …
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Patterns of Firearms Ownership in Illinois
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Making Crimes? Technology, Law, and DIY Firearms
… to combating it. Evidence suggests that DIY firearms reach higher international prevalence in less-developed locales where conventional illegal trafficking conditions are also comparatively favorable. However, among developed states, illegal DIY appears more prevalent where trafficking …
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One Step Ahead: The Police Transnational Firearms Intelligence Network (The 'Network').
… has been accompanied by their increasing use of firearms (Bruggeman 2008, Jojarth 2009 and Rollins 2010) and my epistemological standpoint (Corbin-Dwyer and Buckle 2009) relates to the development of policing and intelligence gathering on the firearms threat. Therefore, this professional …
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Aggravated robbery in the Zambian criminal justice system: controlled use of firearms
The regulation of firearms is a pertinent issue in every nation because it hinges on the protection of human life. A nation with uncontrolled use of firearms is prone to have high levels of insecurity. As a result nations, such as Zambia have developed firearm laws which control the use of firearms …
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Policing and firearms: exploring data collection practices and attitudes toward gun control
<p>The purpose of this exploratory investigation was to measure what, if any, differences exist between law enforcement and non law enforcement personnel in their opinions towards gun control, as well as investigate the types of information that are recorded in police reports. Using a test …
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Detection and significance of blood in firearms used in contact gunshot wounds
… June 2003. Of the 123 cases identified, only 30 firearms were delivered to the FSL for analysis. Blood was found on the inside of barrels in 70% of cases, and the outer surface in 40%. These figures do not correlate well with international studies. The very low retrieval rate of weapons for …
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From training to deployment: exploring the self-legitimacy of police firearms officers
… selected and highly trained officers (Authorised Firearms Officers - AFOs) are permitted to carry and use firearms as part of their operational duties. These officers are deployed under rigorous standards of training and are authorised to resolve dynamic incidents where threats to life and public …
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Mass School Shootings: Predicting the Usage of Firearms in Acts of School Violence
… the likelihood of a perpetrator’s usage of firearms. A total of 345 perpetrators of mass school violence incidents are examined, including 266 who used firearms. White perpetrators and those with fewer co-perpetrators were more likely to use firearms. Results also showed that perpetrators …
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Civilian Aviation Screening: A Time-Series Analysis of Confiscated Firearms at Screening Checkpoints
… of the study was that airport screening firearms confiscations (per one million screenings) were lower before the U.S. government (TSA) took over screening in 2001-2002. This quantitative research required the performance of an interrupted time series analysis. Interrupted time series …
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An analysis of the role of firearms control laws in South African society
… to establish on empirical grounds the role firearms control laws play in South African society. A holist methodological position was adopted from among the alternatives available for scientific social research, and the structural-functional theoretical framework of the main line tradition …
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Emergency Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices Regarding Firearms and Firearm Injury Prevention for Children
… one." Factors of Gun ownership, growing up with firearms and state of practice were found to be the strongest predictive factors in stepwise regression. In addition the study found that most educated nurse would be the ones to institute change in their organization. The study helps to identify …
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An Examination of the ‘Firearms’ Recovered by the Municipal Police Services of the Canadian Prairie Provinces
This study examines the items labeled as ‘firearms’ recovered by the Edmonton, Regina, and Saskatoon Police Services (the EPS, RPS and SPS, respectively) between 2010 and 2018; summary data was also provided by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS). The analyses revealed that these police services all …
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An Examination of Media Accounts Before and After School Shootings: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Firearms on Campus
… Constitution. Since our country's infancy, firearms have been an integral part of our society. Over the years firearms have undoubtedly become ingrained in the American culture, but their presence has not been unanimously welcomed. While many Americans stand firmly by their right to bear …
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Examining Significant Differences of Gunshot Residue Patterns Using Same Make and Model of Firearms in Forensic Distance Determination Tests.
… conducted to determine if same make and model firearms produce different results in distance determination testing. It was the purpose of this study to determine if there are significant differences between the same make and model of firearms in distance determination testing. The findings …
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Fear as a predictor of firearm ownership and concealed weapons permits in Clark County, Nevada
… fear and gun possession [defined in terms of firearms registration] and the relationship between fear and the issuance of concealed weapons permits, were posited. Data for the number of registered firearms and issued concealed weapons permits were obtained from the Las Vegas Metropolitan …
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Firearms, technology and culture: resistance of Taiwanese indigenes to Chinese, European and Japanese encroachment in a global context circa 1860-1914
… the adaptation and the acculturation of foreign firearms amongst the indigenous people in Taiwan and the role of these firearms in resistance against the Western, Japanese and Chinese invasions in the period of 1860-1914. I argue that through the avenues of access to firearms and their absorption …
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Firearm Adoption in the Societies of the Lower Zambezi, 1600-1888
Firearms have been present on the African continent almost from their very inception, with many regions in North Africa as well as a select few coastal areas in West, Central and East Africa either accessing or being in contact with guns from as early as the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. …
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Political Beliefs, Region of Residence, and Openness to Firearm Means Safety Measures to Prevent Suicide
<p>Firearms account for approximately half of all suicides in the US and are highly lethal, widely available, and popular; thus, firearms are an ideal candidate for targeted means safety interventions. However, despite their value as a suicide prevention tool, firearm means safety strategies are …
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