Suicide remains a significant cause of death in the United States. Traumatic events, such as experiences of violence, financial loss, and mental illness, significantly increase an individual’s risk of suicide….
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Why do right to carry laws increase violence?
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 147
Author(s): John J. Donohue, Samuel V. Cai, Matthew V. Bondy, Philip J. Cook
Redlining, reinvestment, and racial segregation
In the United States, firearm-related violence disproportionately impacts low-income, racially segregated communities more than affluent, predominantly White neighborhoods. This trend stems from historical dis…
Why do right to carry laws increase violence?
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 147
Author(s): John J. Donohue, Samuel V. Cai, Matthew V. Bondy, Philip J. Cook
Spatial de-concentration of firearm violence in Boston
It is a “law” of criminology that urban crime chronically recurs at the same microplaces (i.e., street segments and intersections). An influential study found high concentrations of firearm violence at micropl…
The effect of child access prevention laws on adolescent suicide
Recent publications on Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws suggest substantial protective effects on adolescent firearm suicide. However, these studies have also found comparable protective effect estimates on …
Racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric firearm deaths persist
Firearms became the leading cause of death in the United States pediatric population in 2019 and have persisted as the leading cause through 2021, with widening racial and ethnic disparities. We aimed to exami…
Why do right to carry laws increase violence?
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 147
Author(s): John J. Donohue, Samuel V. Cai, Matthew V. Bondy, Philip J. Cook
Why do right to carry laws increase violence?
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 147
Author(s): John J. Donohue, Samuel V. Cai, Matthew V. Bondy, Philip J. Cook
Examination of how police violence shapes perceptions of police
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2025
Source: Social Science & Medicine
Author(s): Katherine G. Quinn, Melissa L. Neal, Jesus Valencia, Jana L. Hirschtick, DeJuan Washington, Jacquelyn Jacobs, Bijou R. Hunt