Depictions of Firearm Violence Perpetrators and Support for Firearm Policies: An Experimental Survey Analysis of Mental Illness and Criminal Background

We used an experimental study design with newspaper vignettes to examine how characteristics of gun violence perpetrators including mental illness and previous incarceration influence three categories of firearm policy support in a national sample of U.S. adults (N = 3,387). Depictions of mass shoot...

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Main Author: Semenza, Daniel C. (Author)
Contributors: Berryessa, Colleen M. ; Sierra-Arévalo, Michael
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2025, Volume: 71, Issue: 8, Pages: 2646-2678
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
MASS shootings
Incarceration
Mental Illness
Media
Gun violence