TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Developing and analyzing a local gun-case database: the process and related issues
JO  - Journal of criminology  (New York)
A1  - Jiao, Allan Y.
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
VL  - 2014
IS  - 
N2  - To maintain public safety and improve system response, a strong need exists for understanding the characteristics of individuals involved in gun crimes, related police activities, and situational/contextual variables surrounding gun incidents. A serious knowledge gap exists, however, in understanding weapon-related offenses at the city level and in how to develop a local gun-case database. This paper, which is based on research experiences at an urban police department in USA, describes and analyzes the process and related issues in developing such a database. The study revealed a few critical lessons concerning this process, including those related to communication and cooperation between the police and researchers, quality of data, and importance of a refined dataset for improving local police policies and operations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-7753
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/517867
ID  - ref1
ER  -