Gun Violence: The Real Costs (Hardcover)

The objective of this book is to quantify the social costs of gun violence in order to help policy makers determine how many and which violence programmes to support. Drawing upon the most detailed and extensive economic study of the cost of gun violence, Cook and Ludwig provide detailed information about how the burden of gun violence is distributed in the US. Drawing upon this data, the book draws out the important implications for public policy. The burden of gun violence in America is valued at about $100 billion annually, and this heavy cost is distributed much more evenly over the population than the victimization statistics would suggest. Cook and Ludwig's examination of these costs lead them to propose a multifaceted policy agenda that includes both law enforcement and gun control measures.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	September 2000
Authors:	Philip J. Cook (ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy) • Jens Ludwig (Assistant Professor of Public Policy)
Dimensions:	216 x 146 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513793-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-19-513793-0
Barcode:	9780195137934

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