This 2nd edition of the Handbook provides an interdisciplinary coverage of new understandings of the most important developments in the sociology of crime and deviance that is current and emerging for research, methodology, practice, and theory in criminology. It fosters research to take the fields of criminology and criminal justice in new directions. Unlike any other handbook, it includes chapters on cutting-edge quantitative data and analytical techniques that are shaping the future of empirical research and expanding theoretical explanations of crime and deviance. It further devotes a section to the most current and innovative methodological issues. Chapters are updated providing an inclusive discussion of the current research and the theoretical and empirical future of crime and deviance. This handbook is of great interest for advanced undergraduates, graduates students, researchers and scholars in criminology, criminal justice, sociology and related fields, such as social welfare, economics, and psychology.

This 2nd edition of the Handbook provides an interdisciplinary coverage of new understandings of the most important developments in the sociology of crime and deviance that is current and emerging for research, methodology, practice, and theory in criminology. It fosters research to take the fields of criminology and criminal justice in new directions. Unlike any other handbook, it includes chapters on cutting-edge quantitative data and analytical techniques that are shaping the future of empirical research and expanding theoretical explanations of crime and deviance. It further devotes a section to the most current and innovative methodological issues. Chapters are updated providing an inclusive discussion of the current research and the theoretical and empirical future of crime and deviance. This handbook is of great interest for advanced undergraduates, graduates students, researchers and scholars in criminology, criminal justice, sociology and related fields, such as social welfare, economics, and psychology.

How do Americans store firearms in their home? Do they keep their firearms unloaded and locked away as is often recommended? The current research examines the nature of gun storage in American homes. Little research has looked at this important policy and public health issue and little is known about gun storage in general. Public concern about firearms and accidental injuries and deaths compel an examination of firearm storage and handling. Gun storage may result from the purpose for which guns are owned or used. Rational choice theory allows the expansion of this idea of utility by explaining how individuals may rely on their cultural and situational experiences to make decisions about firearms storage. This dissertation adds to the current knowledge about firearms by examining how cultural experiences and situational contexts associated with gun ownership might increase the likelihood that owners keep firearms loaded and accessible in their homes.