TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pogrebin,Mark
AU  - Stretesky,Paul
AU  - Unnithan,N.Prabha
TI  - Guns, violence, and criminal behavior: the offender's perspective 
SN  - 1588268438 (pb: alk. paper)
AV  - HV 7436 .P65 2012 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boulder, CO
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
KW  - Gun control
KW  - United States
KW  - Violent crimes
KW  - Firearms ownership
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-146) and index; List of tables and figures -- Foreword / Jay Corzine -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:  Gun offenders' perspective -- Motives for criminal gun use -- Guns and street gang culture -- How incarceration shapes views and the use of guns -- Changing concealed carry laws -- Conclusion:  Limiting gun violence -- Appendix:  Sample methodology, sample generalizability, response bias, and subsamples -- References -- Index -- About the author; Also issued online
N2  - How are guns used and viewed by criminals? Do these views change when they are imprisoned? Where do criminals obtain guns? And how do laws make firearms more or less accessible? Confronting these contentious questions. This work offers a comprehensive exploration of the social processes surrounding illegal firearm use and criminal behavior. The authors draw on in-depth interviews with felons convicted of gun-related crimes and previous quantitative studies to offer a fresh look at the key issues of gun violence. Highlighting the overlooked symbolic influence of guns in criminal situations, their findings underscore the power of social and cultural forces in affecting gun use. -- Book jacket
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