Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms

James D. Wright, Peter Henry Rossi

Transaction Publishers - Social Science - 247 pages

Contents

• THE CRIMINAL ACQUISITION AND USE OF FIREARMS: 1
• GUN CRIME AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM: 2
• SOCIAL SCIENCE IMPLICATIONS: 5
• POLICYMAKING CONSIDERATIONS: 7
• AN OVERVIEW OF PRIOR LITERATURE AND OUR FINDINGS: 8
• CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRISONER SAMPLE: 12
• FIREARMS OWNERSHIP AND USE: 13
• GROWING UP WITH GUNS: 14
• ARMED VICTIMS: 15
• THE MARKET FOR CRIMINALS GUNS: 16
• GUN CONTROL AND CRIMINAL GUN USE: 18
• THE FELON SURVEY METHODS PROCEDURES DESCRIPTIVE DATA: 21
• SURVEY DESIGN AND METHOD: 23
• CHOOSING RESPONDENTS WITHIN PRISONS: 26
• FIELD OPERATIONS: 27
• RESPONSE RATES: 28
• SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND CHARACTERISTIC: 29
• DATA QUALITY: 32
• SALIENT SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS: 38
• SUMMARY OF SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS: 54
• VARIETIES OF ARMED CRIMINALS A DESCRIPTIVE TYPOLOGY: 57
• VALIDATION: 59
• PREVIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORIES: 65
• 4 PATTERNS OF WEAPONS OWNERSHIP AND USE ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE: 79
• PATTERNS OF WEAPONS USE THE CONVICTION OFFENSE: 87
• PATTERNS OF WEAPONS USE OTHER OFFENSES: 94
• THE CORRELATES OF HABITUAL WEAPONS CARRYING: 99
• ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON WEAPONSCARRYING BEHAVIOR: 102
• SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: 108
• FAMILY FRIENDS AND FIREARMS THE EFFECTS OF SOCIALIZATION ON FELONS WEAPONS BEHAVIOR: 111
• MOTIVATIONS TO GO ARMED: 125
• MEASURING WEAPONSCARRYING MOTIVES: 127
• THE MOTIVATIONS OF NONGUN USERS: 131
• COHERENCE IN MOTIVES: 133
• THE IMPORTANCE OF GUN CARRYING: 135
• REASONS FOR THE MOST RECENT FIREARMS ACQUISITIONS: 136
• CONFRONTING THE ARMED VICTIM: 141
• ARMED VICTIMS AS RISKS TO CRIMINALS: 142
• ATTITUDINAL RESULTS: 144
• ARMED VICTIM CONFRONTATIONS EXPERIENTIAL RESULTS: 154
• SUMMARY: 158
• THE CRIMINAL AS A FIREARMS CONSUMER: 161
• WHAT FELONS LOOK FOR IN A HANDGUN: 162
• WHAT FELONS ACTUALLY CARRY: 169
• CONSUMER SOPHISTICATION: 175
• SUMMARY: 180
• PATTERNS OF ACQUISITION WHERE AND HOW FELONS OBTAIN GUNS: 181
• HOW AND WHERE DO FELONS OBTAIN HANDGUNS?: 182
• CRIMINAL HANDGUNS VERSUS CRIME HANDGUNS: 186
• OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIMINALHANDGUN MARKET: 188
• WHERE AND HOW DO FELONS OBTAIN SHOULDER WEAPONS?: 189
• SUMMARY: 190
• PATTERNS OF ACQUISITION GUN THEFT: 193
• WHO STEALS GUNS?: 197
• HOW MANY GUNS ARE STOLEN?: 198
• WHY ARE GUNS STOLEN?: 199
• THE COMMERCE IN STOLEN FIREARMS: 202
• WHERE ARE GUNS STOLEN?: 205
• THE OPTIMAL GUN THEFT: 206
• SUMMARY: 207
• HANDGUN CONTROLS AND WEAPONS CHOICE THE SUBSTITUTION ISSUE: 209
• POSTRELEASE GUN ACQUISITION: 210
• ACQUISITION UNDER CONDITIONS OF SCARCITY: 215
• THE GREAT AMERICAN GUN WAR SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE FELON STUDY: 225
• THE NATURE OF THE ILLICIT FIREARMS MARKET: 229
• QUALITY AND PRICE: 232
• WHY CRIMINALS CARRY AND USE GUNS: 233
• SUBSTITUTION AND OTHER NEUTRALIZING SIDE EFFECTS: 237
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 239
• INDEX: 243

Bibliographic information

• Title: Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms; Social Institutions and Social Change; Social Problems and Social Issues
• Authors: James D. Wright, Peter Henry Rossi
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• ISBN: 0202364216, 9780202364216
• Length: 247 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General; Social Science / Criminology; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness; Social Science / Social Work