Gun Violence Prevention?

The Politics Behind Policy Responses to School Shootings in the United States
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-09198-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 212 g

This book examines the gun-related policy responses to three school shooting incidents in the United States. Gun violence prevention activists and others involved in policy making were interviewed for the book, and news media articles and policy documents were critically assessed. As a result, interpretations of the Second Amendment are shown to affect the acceptability of certain gun restrictions. News media content and policy documents, coupled with the thoughts of activists, also give an indication of why certain policy measures passed and others failed at the time of each of the case studies.

This book should be of interest to social policy, politics, criminology and sociology students and academics, as well as those with a general interest in the topic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

E. M. Kerr, Selina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Jugendkriminalität
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. A Partisan Issue? Policy-making and Guns in the United States.- 3. Columbine School Shooting.- 4. Virginia Tech School Shooting.- 5. Sandy Hook School Shooting.- 6. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Selina E. M. Kerr is a Social Researcher and Criminologist working in the United Kingdom.