Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue.
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Swanson, JW; Felthous, AR
Published in: Behav Sci Law
June 2015
Firearm violence is a top-tier public health problem in the U.S., killing 33,563 and injuring an additional 81,396 people in 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, ). Given constitutional protection and the cultural entrenchment of private gun ownership in the U.S., it is likely that guns will remain widely accessible--and largely unrestricted--for the foreseeable future. Therefore, most policies and laws intended to reduce firearm violence focus selectively on preventing "dangerous people" from having access to guns. That is a formidable challenge. How do we think productively about guns and mental illness in this context, and about the role of law in lessening the toll of gun violence?
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Behav Sci Law
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1099-0798
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
33
Issue
2-3
Start / End Page
167 / 177
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Violence
- United States
- Societies, Medical
- Risk Assessment
- Public Health
- Psychiatry
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Firearms
- Criminology
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Swanson, J. W., & Felthous, A. R. (2015). Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue. Behav Sci Law, 33(2–3), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2178
Swanson, Jeffrey W., and Alan R. Felthous. “Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue.” Behav Sci Law 33, no. 2–3 (June 2015): 167–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2178.
Swanson JW, Felthous AR. Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue. Behav Sci Law. 2015 Jun;33(2–3):167–77.
Swanson, Jeffrey W., and Alan R. Felthous. “Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue.” Behav Sci Law, vol. 33, no. 2–3, June 2015, pp. 167–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/bsl.2178.
Swanson JW, Felthous AR. Guns, Mental Illness, and the Law: Introduction to This Issue. Behav Sci Law. 2015 Jun;33(2–3):167–177.
Published In
Behav Sci Law
DOI
EISSN
1099-0798
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
33
Issue
2-3
Start / End Page
167 / 177
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Violence
- United States
- Societies, Medical
- Risk Assessment
- Public Health
- Psychiatry
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- Firearms
- Criminology