Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Firearms, accidental deaths, suicides and violent crime : an updated review of the literature with special reference to the Canadian situation / Yvon Dandurand.

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Alternate Title

Armes à feu, décès accidentels, suicides et crimes violents : recherche bibliographique concernant surtout le Canada.

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Description

1 online resource (x, 99 pages)

Note

Issued also in French under title: Armes à feu, décès accidentels, suicides et crimes violents : recherche bibliographique concernant surtout le Canada.
Author affiliated with: International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy.
"September 1998".
"Edited".

Summary

"The Department of Justice Canada contracted with the author to conduct a critical review of literature on major issues related to civilian-owned firearms. The review examined the role firearms play in injuries, unintentional deaths, suicides and violent crimes; it looked at the extent to which firearm regulation may help reduce such incidents; and it addressed other means intended to promote the responsible use of firearms. This report presents the main findings of that review, particularly those that pertain to the Canadian situation, in a concise, non-technical and non-partisan manner."--Page 1.

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Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Firearm ownership in Canada -- 3. Overview of Firearm deaths and injuries -- 4. Firearm suicides -- 5. Firearms and violent crime -- 6. Accidents -- 7. Firearms, self-protection and crime prevention -- 8. The impact of firearms legislation -- 9. Illegal access to firearms -- 10. Conclusion.

Series

Working document (Canada. Department of Justice) ; WD1998-4e.

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