Firearms Global Perspectives on Consequences, Crime and Control

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Synopsis

Firearms: Global Perspectives on Consequences, Crime and Control explores the many dimensions of the illicit use of firearms across the globe, including legal, social science, technical and research perspectives on the issue.
Employing a global set of case studies, the book introduces students to the core issues related to the trafficking, manufacture, availability and criminal use of firearms, as well as firearms markets, national and international legal frameworks to control firearms, the response of the criminal justice system, the role of civil society in affecting change and how students can get involved through research and action.
Firearms will be of great interest to students of Criminology, Criminal Justice, International Law, International Development, Policing, Crime Control and Community Safety.

Book details

Author:
Helen Poole, Simon Sneddon
ISBN:
9781000478457
Related ISBNs:
9780367321383, 9780367331177, 9780429316951
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
274
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-11-19
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Social Studies