RT Article
T1 Gun violence: insights from international research
JF Global crime
VO 22
IS 4
SP 288
OP 311
A1 Florquin, Nicolas
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859498647
AB This article reviews research undertaken over the past two decades to support international policy on small arms and light weapons (SALW) - which include firearms - and discusses its relevance to academic debates and policy on gun violence. It examines whether SALW research generated a greater understanding of the most problematic uses and users of firearms, and of the role of different weapons as instruments of violence. SALW research helped shift international policy from armed conflicts to gun violence occurring in a range of developing and post-conflict settings, and in Europe following the 2015-16 terror attacks. This work underscored the proximate weapons sources that armed groups often utilise, and the importance of flows of certain weapons - such as converted firearms - and ammunition in fuelling violence. Undertaking impact evaluations of novel interventions, monitoring the impact of new technologies, and investigating the relationship between ammunition supply and violence are suggested ways forward.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 307-311
K1 Firearms
K1 ammunition
K1 armed groups
K1 Gangs
K1 Gun violence
K1 illicit markets
K1 private security companies
DO 10.1080/17440572.2021.1997741