Influence of automatic firearms on the presence of multiple victims of violence: A research note

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-105

  Libby, Nicholas E ^a   Wright, James D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UCF Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences

^c UCF Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal events; Firearms; NIBRS; Violence; Weapon effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349092067     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208328163     Document Type: Article

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