Gun violence in American society : crime, justice and public policy

Gun Violence In American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society's major social, public health and political concerns--death, injury, and destruction from the use of firearms. Contributors employ a variety of theoretical, methodological, and data analysis frameworks to address different gun violence issues. They explore how gun violence is created and perpetuated in society, as well as the various forms and social contexts in which it appears. The impacts of gun violence on different social groups, communities, and social institutions are also delineated. Moreover, possible solutions to gun violence are presented. Gun Violence In American Society 1 Contents 6 Figures 8 Tables 10 Foreword 12 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 16 Chapter One—Piercing the Silence: An Overview of Gun Violence—Patterns, Profits, Protections and Policies 18 Chapter Two—Shattered Self-Images: Narcissism. Egotistical Suicide and School Shooters 36 Chapter Three—From Egostistical and Anomic Suicide to Egotistical and Anomic Homicide: Explaining The Aurora, Colorado Mass Shooting Using Durkheim, Merton and Agnew 66 Chapter Four—School Shooters: The Progression From Social Rejection to Mass Murder 78 Chapter Five—Institutional Correlates of Intimate Partner Gun Homicides 99 Chapter Six—(Il)legal Guns and Homicide: A Case Study of New Orleans 130 Chapter Seven—Do Firearms and Other Weapons Increase the Odds of Injury During an Assault? An Offender-Based Analysis 151 Chapter Eight—No Help In Sight: The Impact of Trauma Center Closures on Gun Violence Survival 171 Chapter Nine—Gun Violence in the U.S.: A Muted Type of Terrorism 179 Chapter Ten—Applying A Disaster Process Framework to Studying Gun Violence: The Gun-Assisted Violence as Disaster (GAVAD) Model 199 Chapter Eleven—Framing Mass Gun Violence: A Content Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedies 231 Chapter Twelve—Satirizing Mass Murder: What Many Think, Yet Few Will Say 250 Chapter Thirteen—Voices From Gun Violence Prevention Interest Groups: Prescriptive Solutions to Reducing the Problem 273 Editors 304 Contributors 306 Gun Violence In American Society: Crime, Justice, And Public Policy Provides An In-depth, Multidisciplinary Investigation Into One Of Society's Major Social, Public Health And Political Concerns--death, Injury, And Destruction From The Use Of Firearms. Contributors Employ A Variety Of Theoretical, Methodological, And Data Analysis Frameworks To Address Different Gun Violence Issues, Including How Gun Violence Is Created And Perpetuated In Society, The Various Forms And Social Contexts In Which It Appears, And The Impact Of Gun Violence On Different Social Groups, Communities, And Social Institutions. Possible Solutions To Gun Violence Are Also Explored.--adapted From Publisher Description. This book provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society's major social, public health and political concerns-death, injury, and destruction from the use of firearms.Contributors employ a variety of theoretical, methodological, and data analysis frameworks to address different gun violence issues