Serious firearm offending in New Zealand : issues for gun controls and public safety
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01/04/2000
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Reducing or preventing the misuse of firearms (whether criminal, suicidal or accidental) is central to gun controls policy. In June 1997 the New Zealand Government received the recommendations of the Review of Firearms Control, an independent inquiry commissioned by the Minister of Police and chaired by Sir Thomas Thorp.The Review comprehensively examined several firearm-related issues, including the nature and extent of serious firearm offending in New Zealand. The research presented in this article was commissioned by the Review. Based on a population of 709 offences for the 12 months ending 30 June 1996, this study provides an analysis of serious firearm offending in New Zealand and discusses the implications of these findings for gun controls policy. |
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SAGE Publishing |
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DOI:10.1177/000486580003300105 Walters, Reece (2000) Serious firearm offending in New Zealand : issues for gun controls and public safety. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 33(1), pp. 64-76. |
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Copyright 2000 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology |
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Faculty of Law; School of Justice |
Palavras-Chave | #160000 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY #160200 CRIMINOLOGY #firearms #Review of Firearms Control #New Zealand #Crimes Act |
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Journal Article |