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Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work / W. Richard Goe / This study examined three of the prominent theories of juvenile delinquency to determine principle juvenile firearm carrying behaviors. The theories investigated were Differential Association/Social Learning, Social Control, and Anomie/Strain. The data set used for this research was the “National Survey of Weapons-Related Experiences, Behaviors, and Concerns of High School Youth in the United States, 1996” from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan. This national-level survey of youth was conducted by Joseph F. Sheley and James D. Wright to assemble detailed behavioral and attitudinal data concerning weapons and violence, and was completed by 733 10th and 11th grade male high school students. Comparison logistic regression model analyses were utilized to examine the study’s hypotheses. Findings indicated that juvenile firearms carrying is most influenced by delinquent peers, delinquent friends, and gang membership within the theoretical framework of Differential Association/Social Learning. Social Control Theory has the least explanatory power, while the analysis of Anomie/Strain suggests that vicarious strains (those strains experienced by people close to the juvenile) have even more influence on juvenile firearms carrying than experienced strain. Theoretical integration is recommended for future research attempting to provide greater explanatory and predictive power for serious forms of delinquency like juvenile firearms carrying.

Title: Basic Firearms Training for The Police of the Czech Republic Objectives: The objective of the thesis is to elaborate on basic firearms and shooting technique training within the scope of the basic training course of the Police of the Czech Republic. Methods: The fundamental methods used in the thesis are the data collection method, applied not only for studying literature, but also in the subsequent selection of professional experience and knowledge. Another method is the analysis method, used for expert evaluation. Another basic scientific method is applied, for the purpose of describing basic methodological and tactical procedures and also creating a set of preparatory training sessions. The method is referred to as information synthesis. Results: The output of the thesis is creating a complex view of the issue concerning firearms training for the Police of the Czech Republic according to today's methodology, tasks and objectives laid on this education course. Despite the curriculum of the firearms training being the same for several years, there is a definite improvement and effort to draw the training closer to actual situations and operations. I find that developing methodological guides and professional publications, not only from police shooting, but also practical and defense...

Title: Basic Firearms Training for The Police of the Czech Republic Objectives: The objective of the thesis is to elaborate on basic firearms and shooting technique training within the scope of the basic training course of the Police of the Czech Republic. Methods: The fundamental methods used in the thesis are the data collection method, applied not only for studying literature, but also in the subsequent selection of professional experience and knowledge. Another method is the analysis method, used for expert evaluation, verification, the quantitative, material, as well as interpretative and comparative analysis. Another basic scientific method is applied, for the purpose of describing basic methodological and tactical procedures and also creating a set of preparatory training sessions. The method is referred to as information synthesis. Results: The output of the thesis is creating a complex view of the issue concerning firearms training for the Police of the Czech Republic according to today's methodology, tasks and objectives laid on this education course. Despite the curriculum of the firearms training being the same for several years, there is a definite improvement and effort to draw the training closer to actual situations and operations. I find that developing methodological guides and...

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Includes vita. / Title from PDF of title page. / Document formatted into pages; contains 47 pages. / Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Florida, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: This thesis analyzes the policy effects of several state gun control restrictions in the United States. The study employs the data of gun related crimes and gun control restrictions from Statistical Abstract of Criminal Justice Handbook through five years (from 1995 to 2000). Although many scholars have studied previously gun control policy effects on crimes, they always focus on the total violence level and ignore to compare the policy effects of different gun control laws. The present study examines intensively gun related crimes and compares several gun control policies. Pooled data is employed to access the effects of gun control restrictions, and it is another advancement based on previous studies, which always use cross-sectional or time series designs. / ABSTRACT: These findings partially reject the previous conclusions that gun control laws have no effects on violence and for gun related homicides and robberies; several gun control restrictions like registration, license, and waiting period show some significant policy effects. Contrary to the past study, the permit to purchase, which has been regarded as the most efficient law, produces no significant policy effects. Sale report to police and certain firearm prohibited also have no significant effects. Among control variables, race and urban population exert the obvious influences on the gun violence, and specifically, the density of population affects the gun related homicides and high school graduates affects the gun related robberies. Implications of these findings and potential for future research are discussed. / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2005. / Advisor: Susie O'Brien. Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-262). Also available via World Wide Web.

The United States faces an ever-growing public health concern of gun violence, having the highest rate of homicide by firearm use among Western countries. American leaders on this subject have debated for many years on how to address this issue. Such debate, in turn, has brought up the concern of the mentally ill in possession of firearms, especially in light of mass shootings. The goal of this thesis is to determine the existence of a relationship between gun violence and mental illness. The significance of discerning this relationship is multi-faceted in that gun violence psychologically traumatizes its victims and also has been linked with mental illnesses in a stigmatizing manner, thanks to the spotlight on mass shootings by the media. Through literature analysis of the behaviors of those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and alcohol abuse, it was determined that, although increasing a person’s chances for experiencing at-risk behaviors for violence, intrinsic mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are not statistically associated with gun violence. In fact, not only has it been reported that very few firearm-related acts of violence are linked with those with mental illnesses, but also it has been noted that those with serious psychiatric disorders are victimized more often than a person without mental illness. Consequently, it is critical for physicians, lawmakers, and even the general public to take active measures to ensure that those with mental illnesses are not shamed for their condition and receive the necessary services to lead an ordinary lifestyle among their peers.

Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2014-11-04T11:48:10Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Paulo Roberto Maciel - 2013.pdf: 2192052 bytes, checksum: 7b9fce76dbeeb094b3f4ce0fec796af9 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2014-11-04T14:26:29Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Paulo Roberto Maciel - 2013.pdf: 2192052 bytes, checksum: 7b9fce76dbeeb094b3f4ce0fec796af9 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-11-04T14:26:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Paulo Roberto Maciel - 2013.pdf: 2192052 bytes, checksum: 7b9fce76dbeeb094b3f4ce0fec796af9 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-05 / The world violence is currently responsible , according to the World Health Organization (WHO) , more than 5 million deaths each year , and for every person who dies as a result of violence , many suffer from physical or mental sequelae resulting from injuries . In Brazil a serious problem closely linked to violence is the use of firearms . In the state of Goiás the death rate resulting from its use is troubling figuring therefore as a severe public health problem. To describe the sociodemographic profile of people with gunshot wounds treated at a big Emergency Hospital localized in Goiânia-Goiás-Brazil . Descriptive observational study with non-probability sample of convenience. Participants were inpatients in a big Emergency Hospital, with gunshot wounds in the period from January to March of 2013. Project approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of Emergency Hospital of Goiânia, 182123/2013. The study included 150 patients who suffered injuries from firearms lodged in a large hospital of Goiás It can be seen that the higher prevalence of injuries occurred in the victims were male (94.7 %), young people (67,3 %), nonwhite (72,0 %) and with incomes of up to two minimum wages (51,3 %). They are mostly people who are self-employed or salaried construction (62,3 %), with schooling up to 9 years (elementary school), and 120 of them (80,0%) were users of alcohol or drugs. This study identified that a large number of victims of gunshot wounds admitted for treatment are: young men, users of drugs or alcohol and the motivation for such injury has relation to drug traffic and debts. An approach from violence from the perspective of public health becomes important to analyze and identify data on its distribution and its social determinants. / A violência mundial é atualmente responsável, segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), por mais de 5 milhões de mortes anuais no mundo, e para cada pessoa que morre em consequência da violência, muitos outros sofrem com sequelas mentais ou físicas decorrentes dos ferimentos. No Brasil um grave problema intimamente ligado à violência é o uso de armas de fogo. No estado de Goiás a taxa de óbito decorrente do seu uso é preocupante configurando-se assim como um grave problema de Saúde Pública. Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico das pessoas com ferimentos por arma de fogo, atendidas em um Unidade Hospitalar de grande porte na cidade de Goiânia-Goiás, a qual faz parte da Rede Viva Sentinela do Ministério da Saúde. Estudo observacional descritivo com amostra não probabilística por conveniência. Participaram do estudo pacientes internados para tratamento naquela Unidade, com ferimentos por arma de fogo (PAF) no período de janeiro a março do ano de 2013. Projeto aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital de Urgências de Goiânia, 182123/2013. Participaram do estudo 150 pacientes acometidos por ferimentos de armas de fogo (PAF) que deram entrada em uma hospital de grande porte de Goiânia-Goiás. Percebe-se que a maior prevalência de ferimentos se deu em vítimas que eram do sexo masculino (94,7%), jovens (67,3%), não brancos (72,0%) e com renda de até dois salários mínimos (51,3%). São na maioria pessoas que trabalham por conta própria ou assalariadas da construção civil (62,3%), com escolaridade de no máximo nove anos (ensino fundamental)e 120 delas (80,0%) declararam que eram usuárias de drogas ou faziam uso de álcool. Este estudo identificou que um número expressivo de vítimas com ferimentos por arma de fogo (PAF ) internadas naquela unidade Hospitalar são : homens jovens que fazem uso de álcool ou são usuários de drogas e que a principal motivação para a ocorrência desse agravo tem relação com o tráfico e dívidas de drogas. Uma abordagem da violência sob a perspectiva de saúde pública se faz importante ao analisar e identificar dados sobre sua distribuição e seus determinantes sociais.

La prolifération des armes à feu illégales en territoire canadien a un impact sur l’augmentation de la violence armée observée au cours des dernières années. La mobilité des armes illégales au Canada a été étudiée par des chercheurs. Toutefois, le sujet des sources alimentant ce marché illicite n’a été que très peu abordé au sein de la littérature scientifique. L’une des possibilités reliées à cette thématique présente les États-Unis comme source d’approvisionnement en armes à feu illégales au Canada. C’est à travers cette idée que s’inscrit l’objectif principal de ce mémoire. En effet, cette étude vise une recontextualisation de la problématique du trafic d’armes à feu au Canada en tant qu’enjeu sécuritaire transnational selon le postulat identifiant les États-Unis comme la principale source d’alimentation du marché noir des armes à feu au Canada. Afin de répondre à cet objectif, nous décrivons d’abord l’environnement au travers duquel s’articulent les dynamiques de contrebande d’armes à feu au Canada. Ensuite, nous portons notre regard sur la réponse institutionnelle reliée au contrôle et à la lutte contre le trafic transfrontalier d’armes à feu. Une méthodologie qualitative basée sur l’analyse d’entretiens semi-dirigés avec des acteurs impliqués au sein d’organisations d’application de la loi, de rapports et de documents gouvernementaux ainsi que de documentation juridique a été utilisée dans le cadre de cette étude. Les résultats découlant des analyses présentées dans ce mémoire permettent tout d’abord de contextualiser l’enjeu de la contrebande transfrontalière d’armes à feu entre les États-Unis et les Canada ainsi que les efforts des organisations d’application de la loi en matière de contrôle. Ils permettent également de mettre en lumière les disparités existantes entre la nécessité d’une utilisation efficiente du renseignement et la réalité sur le terrain. En effet, les lacunes quant à la collecte et à l’analyse des données reliées à la contrebande transfrontalière d’armes à feu ont un impact sur le ciblage et l’orientation des mesures visant à lutter contre cet enjeu. / The proliferation of illegal firearms on Canadian soil has had an impact on the increase in gun violence observed in recent years. The mobility of illegal firearms in Canada has been studied by researchers. However, the topic of the sources of this illicit market has received very little attention in the scientific literature. One of the possibilities related to this theme presents the United States as a source of supply of illegal firearms in Canada. It is through this idea that the main objective of this thesis lies. Indeed, this study aims to recontextualize the problem of firearms trafficking in Canada as a transnational security issue based on the premise that the United States is the main source of supply for the black market in firearms in Canada. More specifically, in such a context, firearms would be brought into Canada through cross-border smuggling. First, we define the environment through which the dynamics of firearms smuggling in Canada are articulated. Secondly, we examine the institutional response to controlling and combating cross-border firearms trafficking. A qualitative methodology based on the analysis of semi-structured interviews with actors involved in law enforcement organizations, government reports and documents, and legal documentation was used in this study. The results of the analyses presented in this paper first contextualize the issue of cross-border firearms smuggling between the United States and Canada and the control efforts of law enforcement agencies. They also highlight the disparities between the need for efficient use of intelligence and the reality of the operational environment. Gaps in data collection and analysis related to crossborder firearms smuggling have an impact on the targeting and direction of measures to combat this issue.