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Lisa A. Eargle, Ashraf Esmail - Gun Violence in American Society, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Gun Violence in American Society

Crime, Justice and Public Policy

Av Lisa A. Eargle, Ashraf Esmail

Del i serien University Press of America

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Gun Violence In American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society’s major social, public health and political concerns—death, injury, and destruction from the use of firearms. Contributors employ a variety of theoretical, methodological, and data analysis frameworks to address different gun violence issues. They explore how gun violence is created and perpetuated in society, as well as the various forms and social contexts in which it appears. The impacts of gun violence on different social groups, communities, and social institutions are also delineated. Moreover, possible solutions to gun violence are presented.
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Lisa A. Eargle is a Board of Trustees Research Scholar, Professor and Chair ofSociology at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. Her research focuses upon the areas of disasters and crime. Dr. Eargle is the co-editor of Black Beaches And Bayous: The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster (UPA, 2012) and Savage Sand And Surf: the Hurricane Sandy Disaster (UPA, 2015).Ashraf Esmail is the Coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program at Dillard University in New Orleans. His research focuses upon a variety of criminological, educational, and multicultural issues. Dr. Esmail serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Peace/Anti-Violence Education and is the senior editor for the Journal of Education and Social Justice.

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