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CITIZEN GUN OWNERSHIP AND CRIMINAL DETERRENCE: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND POLICY *
Author(s) -
GREEN GARY S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1987.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - deterrence (psychology) , deterrence theory , criminology , empirical evidence , gun control , violent crime , political science , business , public economics , law and economics , economics , law , psychology , philosophy , epistemology
Research on the general and specific deterrents emanating from citizenowned firearms is examined under assumptions about deterrence. Only slight and indirect empirical evidence for deterrence exists in the area of citizen gun ownership. The crime‐reducing effects associated with public policies that support civilian gun ownership are balanced in light of other, negative public health factors associated with citizen‐owned guns.