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Summary of State Firearm Transfer Laws, December 31, 2013

Date Published

February 2015

Agencies

BJS-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Description

Applied Research and Development of a Three-Dimensional Topography System for Firearm Identification Using GelSight

Date Published

January 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Magneto-Optical Technology Shows Promise in "Unerasing" Serial Numbers

NCJ Number

248401

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

October 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination

NCJ Number

247879

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

October 2014

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Link

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Study Identifies Ways To Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program

NCJ Number

247878

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

October 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2012 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

247815

Date Published

December 2014

Agencies

BJS

Publication Link

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State Variation in Hospital Use and Cost of Firearm Assault Injury, 2010

NCJ Number

248027

Date Published

August 2014

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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2012 - Statistical Tables

Date Published

December 2014

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics, Issue Overview

Opening the Black Box of NIBIN - Research for the Real World Seminar

NCJ Number

248510

Date Published

July 2014

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Link

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Experimental Effect of Shots Caused by Projectiles Fired from Air Guns with Kinetic Energy Below 17 J

NCJ Number

246187

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

September 2013

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Firearm Possession and Violent Death: A Critical Review

NCJ Number

246342

Journal

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Date Published

2013

Publication Link

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Detection of Gunshot Residue on Dark-Colored Clothing Prior to Chemical Analysis

NCJ Number

246859

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

May 2014

Publication Link

PDF

Automatic Comparison and Evaluation of Impressions Left by a Firearm on Fired Cartridge Cases

NCJ Number

246842

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

May 2014

Publication Link

PDF

Analysis of Massachusetts Firearms Related Offenses

NCJ Number

247303

Date Published

July 2010

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Effects of Directed Patrol and Self-Initiated Enforcement on Firearm Violence: A Randomized Controlled Study of Hot Spot Policing

NCJ Number

248268

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

August 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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Nature of Violence: A Multilevel Analysis of Gun Use and Victim Injury in Violent Interpersonal Encounters

NCJ Number

247552

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

February 2014

Publication Link

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Homicide as Infectious Disease: Using Public Health Methods to Investigate the Diffusion of Homicide

NCJ Number

246814

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

June 2014

Publication Link

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Gun Crime in Global Contexts

NCJ Number

247650

Date Published

2014

Deterrence and Legitimacy in Brownsville, Brooklyn: A Process Evaluation of the Brownsville Anti-Violence Project

NCJ Number

247121

Date Published

June 2014

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Publication Link

PDF

Highlights of Findings From the Rochester Youth Development Study

Date Published

April 1999

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Deterring Gang-Involved Gun Violence: Measuring the Impact of Boston's Operation Ceasefire on Street Gang Behavior

NCJ Number

247500

Journal

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Date Published

March 2014

Publication Link

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Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1980-2011

NCJ Number

247325

Date Published

December 2012

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PDF

Touch DNA Collection Versus Firearm Fingerprinting: Comparing Evidence Production and Identification Outcomes

NCJ Number

246088

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

May 2013

Publication Link

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Estimating the Causal Effect of Gun Prevalence on Homicide Rates: A Local Average Treatment Effect Approach

NCJ Number

245806

Journal

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Date Published

December 2013

Publication Link

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American Academy of Forensic Sciences Response to the 180 Day Study

Date Published

2006

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey