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Book SynopsisGun Violence In American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society's major social, public health and political concernsdeath, injury, and destruction from the use of firearms. Contributors employ a variety of theoretical, methodological, and data analysis frameworks to address different gun violence issues. They explore how gun violence is created and perpetuated in society, as well as the various forms and social contexts in which it appears. The impacts of gun violence on different social groups, communities, and social institutions are also delineated. Moreover, possible solutions to gun violence are presented.
Trade ReviewEvery New Orleanian knows the statistic: highest per capita murder rates in the United States. For the most well-known city, in the state best known for “bringing up the rear” in every quality of life statistic, being cast as Number 1 is no prize. This book examines fully what plagues New Orleans and other communities that are entrenched in this downward spiral of social illness, and offers REAL policy proposals as cures. I read this book through my lens as a civil rights attorney, social justice advocate and organizer; it is compelling and a must read for those who want to advance community conversations on change. -- Tracie L. Washington, MPA, JD, President & CEO, Louisiana Justice Institute
This book is an awesome illustration of how gun violence in America continues to reach all socioeconomic levels. Several authors bring to the forefront the localized terrorism that plagues our city streets, but also indicate our lack of ability to control gun violence. The research and statistics are phenomenal and I believe the authors, indeed, provoke new theories on how gun violence impacts us all. This is a must read book, not only for person involved with the criminal justice or the study thereof, but for the general populace. -- Nicole Sheppard, Attorney, Upper Iowa University
Table of ContentsFigures Tables Foreword by Dr. Raymond M. Delaney, Jr. Preface by Dr. Lisa A. Eargle and Dr. Ashraf Esmail Acknowledgments Chapter One: Piercing the Silence: An Overview of Gun Violence: Patterns, Profits, Protections and Policies Lisa A. Eargle and Ashraf Esmail Chapter Two: Shattered Self-Images: Narcissism, Egotistical Suicide and School Shooters Selina Doran and Mary Ann O’Grady Chapter Three: From Egotistical and Anomic Suicide to Egotistical And Anomic Homicide: Explaining The Aurora, Colorado Mass Shooting Using Durkheim, Merton and Agnew Dinur Blum and Christian G. Jaworski Chapter Four: School Shooters: The Progression From Social Rejection to Mass Murder Martha Smithey Chapter Five: Institutional Correlates of Intimate Partner Gun Homicides Sheryl L. Van Horne Chapter Six: (Il)legal Guns and Homicide: A Case Study of New Orleans Jessica M. Doucet, Julia D’Antonio-Del Rio, and Chantel D. Chauvin Chapter Seven: Do Firearms and Other Weapons Increase the Odds of Injury During an Assault? An Offender-Based Analysis Nicole M. Schmidt, Christopher A. Kierkus, and Alan J. Lizotte Chapter Eight: No Help In Sight: the Impact of Trauma Center Closures on Gun Violence Survival Noam Ostrander and Anna Johnson Chapter Nine: Gun Violence in the U.S.: A Muted Type of Terrorism Reem A. Abu-Lughod Chapter Ten: Applying A Disaster Process Framework to Studying Gun Violence: The Gun-Assisted Violence as Disaster (GAVAD) Model Lisa A. Eargle Chapter Eleven: Framing Mass Gun Violence: A Content Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedies James Hawdon, Laura Agnich, Robert Wood and John Ryan Chapter Twelve: Satirizing Mass Murder: What Many Think, Yet Few Will Say Jaclyn Schildkraut, H. Jaymi Elsass, and Glenn W. Muschert Chapter Thirteen: Voices From Gun Violence Prevention Interest Groups: Prescriptive Solutions to Reducing the Problem Selina Doran
