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NIJ-Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice

December 2021

In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of papers summarizing the newest findings of NIJ-funded research projects on criminal offenses with firearms in urban areas. Researchers used various criminological and other theories, including routine activity theory, socio-ecological and socio-environmental perspectives, and advanced mixed-study methods, including surveys and spatio-temporal designs, to produce scientific evidence to inform practice.

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NCJ Number
216021
Date Published
June 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview

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NCJ Number
211768
Date Published
1999
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical)