GUN VIOLENCE by Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig ( 9780195137934 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

GUN VIOLENCE
THE REAL COSTS

By:

Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0195137930

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9780195137934

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

1 September, 2000

Series:

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

Pages:

256

Description:

The objective of this book is to quantify the social costs of gun violence in order to help policy makers determine how many and which violence programmes to support. Drawing upon the most detailed and extensive economic study of the cost of gun violence, Cook and Ludwig provide detailed information about how the burden of gun violence is distributed in the US. Drawing upon this data, the book draws out the important implications for public policy. The burden of gunviolence in America is valued at about $100 billion annually, and this heavy cost is distributed much more evenly over the population than the victimization statistics would suggest. Cook and Ludwig's examination of these costs lead them to propose a multifaceted policy agenda that includes both lawenforcement and gun control measures.

Synopsis:

The objective of this book is to quantify the social costs of gun violence in order to help policy makers determine how many and which violence programmes to support. Drawing upon the most detailed and extensive economic study of the cost of gun violence, Cook and Ludwig provide detailed information about how the burden of gun violence is distributed in the US. Drawing upon this data, the book draws out the important implications for public policy. The burden of gun violence in America is valued at about $100 billion annually, and this heavy cost is distributed much more evenly over the population than the victimization statistics would suggest. Cook and Ludwig's examination of these costs lead them to propose a multifaceted policy agenda that includes both law enforcement and gun control measures.

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5 halftones, 12 line illustrations

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Oxford University Press Inc

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