Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis

by Daniel W. Webster and Jon S. Vernick

Book Overview

Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421411105
• ISBN13: 9781421411101
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher