The Nature of Violence: A Multilevel Analysis of Gun Use and Victim Injury in Violent Interpersonal Encounters

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 371-393

  Burgason, Kyle A ^a   Thomas, Shaun A ^a   Berthelot, Emily R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

code of the street; community context; cultural disorganization; gun use; victim injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODE OF THE STREET; COMMUNITY CONTEXT; CRIME VICTIM; CULTURAL DISORGANIZATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUN USE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM INJURY; VIOLENCE;

CODE OF THE STREET; COMMUNITY CONTEXT; CULTURAL DISORGANIZATION; GUN USE; VICTIM INJURY;

CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84891499339     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260513505212     Document Type: Article

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