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GENERAL DETERRENCE THROUGH CIVILIAN GUN OWNERSHIP: AN EVALUATION OF THE QUASI‐EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE *
Author(s) -
McDOWALL DAVID,
LIZOTTE ALAN J.,
WIERSEMA BRIAN
Publication year - 1991
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.1745-9125.1991.tb01079.x
Subject(s) - deterrence (psychology) , deterrence theory , criminology , violent crime , business , psychology , computer security , political science , law , computer science
It has often been argued that civilian firearm ownership acts as a deterrent to crime. Much of the support for this claim is based on incidents that have called attention to the prevalence of privately owned guns. We examined several such incidents and failed to and persuasive evidence of a deterrent effect.