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Safe‐Storage Gun Laws: Accidental Deaths, Suicides, and Crime
Lott, John R. Jr., and Whitley, John E. "Safe-Storage Gun Laws: Accidental Deaths, Suicides, and Crime*." The Journal of Law and Economics 44.S2 (2001): 659-89. Web. 10 Sept. 2014 In this article, it talks about safe-storage gun laws and how they're supposed to reduce accidental gun deaths and suicides. While on the other hand, impacting crime rates are being ignored. These safe-storage gun laws weaken one's ability to use guns defensively. -
Gun Control Debate
Adams, Bob. "Gun Control Debate." CQ Researcher 12 Nov. 2004: 949-72. Web. 9 Sept. 2014. This article is about the debate on gun control laws and how many people believe that by banning guns you are taking away their second amandent. This author is very biased towards the ban of guns and his beliefs on why they should be banned. -
Police use of force and thecumulative force factor
Wolf, Ross, Charlie Mesloh, Mark Henych, and L. Frank Thompson. "Police Use of Force and the Cumulative Force Factor." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 32.4 (2009): 739-57. Web. This is a research paper from 2009 about the police and how they should be allowed to use guns. It examines the officer and suspects ways of using the gun and if it was appropriate or not. -
Crime on Campus
Katel, Peter. "Crime on Campus." CQ Researcher 4 Feb. 2011: 97-120. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This article is about the precautions colleges take to keep their students safe, but it questions if the prercautions are enough. Many colleges do not report all the crimes that happen on campus in fear of a bad reputation, a star athlete being kicked out of the school, and many more reasons beyond that. -
Crime across the States: Are US Crime Rates Converging?
Cook, Steve, and Tom Winfield. "Crime across the States: Are US Crime Rates Converging?" Urban Studies 50.9 (2013): 1724-741. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This journal entry is about crime rates and how they are extending across the country. It tests to see if crime rates are growing more or staying the same. -
America's deadly export: Evidence from cross-country panel data of deportion and homicide rates
Blake, Garfield O. "America's deadly export: Evidence from cross-country panel data of deportion and homicide rates." International Review of Law and Economics 37. (2013): 156-168. Web. 9 September 2014. This scholarly journal entry is about crime rates and how people think they have gone up in the poorer countries because criminals in the United States have been escaping and causing homicides in other countries.