Every year around three-quarters of a million people die
(directly or indirectly) as a result of gun violence, with most
deaths occurring in the poorest, yet also most highly weaponized
parts of the world. Firearm proliferation -- 875 million global
firearms -- is a direct contributor to both regional conflicts and
to crime. This book attempts to understand the inter-related
dynamics of supply and demand which are weaponizing the world.
Now over ten years after Peter Squires s Gun Culture or Gun
Control?, the issues pertaining to gun violence and gun control
have developed dramatically. With Gun Crime in Global Contexts,
Peter Squires offers a cutting-edge account of contemporary
developments in the politics of gun crime and the social and
theoretical issues that surround the problem. This book
contains:
- an innovative political analysis of neo-liberal globalization
and weapon proliferation;
- an overview of recent gun control debates and gang strategies
in the UK;
- an updated analysis of US gun politics: self-defence, race and
the culture war;
- a critical analysis of US school and rampage shootings, how
they have impacted the gun debate and how different societies have
responded to mass shootings;
- an examination of the UN's development of an Arms Trade Treaty
(2001--13);
- a discussion of weapon trafficking;
- discussions about youth gangs around the world, including those
in Brazil, Kenya, West Africa, Mexico and South Africa.
With its interdisciplinary perspective and global reach, this
book will be important reading for academics and students
interested in youth and gang crime, violent crime and comparative
criminal justice, as well as peace and security studies and
international relations."
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