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Direct linkMorse, Andrew; Sisneros, Lauren; Perez, Zeke; Sponsler, Brian A. – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2016
"Guns on Campus: The Architecture and Momentum of State Policy Action" offers a detailed summary of state legislative action and higher education system policy decisions that have occurred in two specific categories: (1) States that have permitted or are seeking to permit guns on campus; and (2) States that have prohibited or are seeking…
Descriptors: Weapons, Gun Control, Educational Policy, Public Policy
Peer reviewedMakarios, Matthew D.; Pratt, Travis C. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
In response to rising rates of firearms violence that peaked in the mid-1990s, a wide range of policy interventions have been developed in an attempt to reduce violent crimes committed with firearms. Although some of these approaches appear to be effective at reducing gun violence, methodological variations make comparing effects across program…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Crime, Gun Control
Jenson, Jeffrey M. – Social Work Research, 2007
Aggression and violence in the United States remain vexing problems that require several key responses. First, universal prevention programs and targeted treatment strategies for people at risk of aggressive behavior are needed to address the established link between mental illness and the potential for violence. Sadly, many perpetrators of gun…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Prevention, Weapons, Social Work
Frattaroli, Shannon; Vernick, Jon S. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Firearms play an important role in lethal domestic violence incidents. The authors review state laws regarding two policies to separate batterers from firearms: laws authorizing police to remove firearms when responding to a domestic violence complaint ("police gun removal laws") and laws authorizing courts to order guns removed from batterers…
Descriptors: Courts, Weapons, Laws, Family Violence
Sorenson, Susan B. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Federal law prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence and those under certain domestic violence restraining orders. The purpose of this investigation is to examine public sentiment about the removal of firearms in the absence of a restraining order or misdemeanor conviction following…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Weapons, Telephone Surveys, Males
Frattaroli, Shannon; Teret, Stephen P. – Evaluation Review, 2006
The Maryland Gun Violence Act, enacted into law in 1996, explicitly authorized courts to order batterers to surrender their firearms through civil protective orders. It also vested law enforcement with the explicit authority to remove guns when responding to a domestic violence complaint. In order to assess how these laws were implemented, we…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Violence, Gun Control, State Legislation
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1993
These transcripts feature statements and testimony from a Senate hearing on gun-related violence among school children. Opening statements by judiciary committee members Joseph R. Biden, Paul Simon, Herbert Kohl, Strom Thurmond, and John H. Chaffee offer statistics and anecdotes about the increasing presence of guns on school campuses, the…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Child Health, Children
