Weapon Ownership and the Willingness to Respond to Threats with Violence: The United States and Japan

Using data collected in Tokyo and Mito, Japan, and in Charlotte, North Carolina, the impact of weapons on the willingness to use violence in a variety of defined scenarios was analyzed. The American sample was twice as likely as the Japanese sample to say they would use a weapon when confronted by a...

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Contributors: Friday, Paul C. (Other) ; Dussich, John P. 1938- (Other) ; Okada, Takayuki (Other) ; Yamagami, Akira (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2000, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-177
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Keywords:
USA
Einstellungen
Waffenbesitz
Japan