@article{ref1,
title="Deterrence, firearm arrests, and subsequent shootings: a micro-level spatio-temporal analysis",
journal="Justice quarterly",
year="2012",
author="Wyant, Brian R. and Taylor, Ralph B. and Ratcliffe, Jerry H. and Wood, Jennifer",
volume="29",
number="4",
pages="524-545",
abstract="Do police firearm arrests reduce later shootings in nearby locations and in the days immediately following the arrest? This question is examined at a more detailed level than in previous work in order to better describe the spatio-temporal dynamics linking these two event types. All firearm arrests (n = 5,687) and shootings (n = 5,870) in Philadelphia from 2004 to 2007 were analyzed using a modified Knox close-pair method. Following a firearm arrest shootings declined significantly, 28-47% up to a couple of blocks away. These significant declines, however, lasted for just a few days. Overall, results suggest police firearm suppression effects occur, may extend up to two blocks away from a firearm arrest, but also are short-lived. Potential implications for deterrence are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0741-8825",
doi="10.1080/07418825.2011.576689",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2011.576689"
}