Firearms, Accidental Deaths, Suicides and Violent Crime: An Updated Review of the Literature with Special Reference to the Canadian Situation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowlegments
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Firearms Ownership in Canada
- 3. Overview of Firearm Deaths and Injuries
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Firearm Deaths in Canada
- 3.3 Firearm Deaths–International Comparisons
- 3.4 Firearm Injuries in Canada
- 3.5 Problems in Classifying Firearm Injuries
- 3.6 Fatality Rate of Firearm Injuries
- 3.7 Type of Firearms Involved in Injuries
- 3.8 Prevalence of Firearms and the Rate of Violent Crime, Suicide and Accidents
- 3.9 Costs of Firearm Injuries and Deaths
- 3.10 Prevention Methods
- 3.11 Summary
- 4. Firearm Suicides
- 4.1 Suicide and Firearm Suicide
- 4.2 International Comparisons
- 4.3 Factors Associated with Suicide
- 4.4 Attempted Suicide and Firearms
- 4.5 Lethality of Attempted Firearm Suicides
- 4.6 Link Between Overall Availability of Firearms and Suicide
- 4.7 The Accessibility and Lethality of Firearms as a Suicide Method
- 4.8 Evidence of Method Substitution in Suicide
- 4.9 Firearm-Related Suicide in Children and Youth
- 4.10 Various Approaches to Suicide Prevention
- 4.11 Summary
- 5. Firearms and Violent Crime
- 5.1 Firearms and Homicide
- 5.2 Characteristics of Firearm Homicide
- 5.3 Type of Firearms Used in Homicide
- 5.4 Firearms and Domestic Violence
- 5.5 International Comparisons
- 5.6 Youth and Firearm Crime
- 5.7 International Comparisons–Assaults
- 5.8 Characteristics of Armed Robberies
- 5.8.1 Types of Robberies
- 5.9 International Comparisons–Robbery
- 5.10 The Presence of a Firearm and the Probability of Attacks and Serious Injuries
- 5.11 Summary
- 6. Accidents
- 6.1 Frequency of Accidental Firearm Deaths
- 6.2 Characteristics of the Individuals and Circumstances Involved
- 6.3 Predisposition to Accidental Injuries
- 6.4 Children and Youths Injured in Firearm Accidents
- 6.5 Firearm Injury and Prevalence of Firearms
- 6.6 Prevention Strategies
- 6.6.1 Safe Storage
- 6.6.2 Safety Training
- 6.6.3 Safety of Firearms
- 6.6.4 Hunting Regulations
- 6.7 Summary
- 7. Firearms, Self-Protection and Crime Prevention
- 7.1 Research Issues
- 7.2 U.S.-based Research
- 7.3 Owning Firearms for Self-protection
- 7.4 International Comparisons
- 7.5 Civilian Use of Firearms for Self-protection or Crime Prevention
- 7.6 Effectiveness of Protective Firearm Ownership and Use
- 7.7 The Risks Associated With Protective Firearm Ownership and Use
- 7.8 Summary
- 8. The Impact of Firearms Legislation
- 8.1 Evolution of the Canadian Legislative Approach to Regulating Firearms
- 8.2 Research Issues
- 8.3 Research on the Impact of Canadian Firearms Legislation
- 8.4 Unresolved Difficulties in Determining the Effects of Firearm Control Legislation
- 8.5 Legislation Evaluations in the United States
- 8.6 Summary
- 9. Illegal Access to Firearms
- 10. Conclusion
- Bibliographie
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