TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Effects of state-level policy changes on homicide and nonfatal shootings of law enforcement officers
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Crifasi, Cassandra K.
A1  - Pollack, Keshia M.
A1  - Webster, Daniel W.
SP  - 274
EP  - 278
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of state-level policy changes on assaults on law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the USA. <br><br>METHODS: Pooled time series and cross-sections with negative binomial regression were used to estimate the impact of state-level changes of right-to-carry (RTC), three-strikes and permit-to-purchase (PTP) handgun laws on fatal and non-fatal assaults of LEOs. LEO assaults were stratified by weapon type (all methods, handgun and non-handgun) and whether or not the assault was fatal. Data were collected from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted database and analysed for the period 1984-2013 for fatal assaults and 1998-2013 for non-fatal assaults. <br><br>RESULTS: RTC laws showed no association with fatal (p>0.4) or non-fatal (p>0.15) assaults on LEOs. Three-strikes laws were associated with a 33% increase in the risk of fatal assaults on LEOs. Connecticut's PTP law was not associated with fatal (p>0.16) or non-fatal (p>0.13) assaults. Missouri's repeal of its PTP legislation was marginally associated with a twofold increased risk of non-fatal handgun assaults (p=0.089). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This research indicates that three-strikes laws increase the risk of fatal assaults. RTC laws are not associated with increased risk of assault. Missouri's PTP repeal may increase the risk of non-fatal handgun assaults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041825
ID  - ref1
ER  -