A deadly mix? An international investigation of handgun availability, drinking culture, and homicide

Stevens, Bradley R.; Smith, Tony; Fein, Karen; Gottschalk, Martin; Howard, Gregory J.

doi:10.1080/01924036.2011.535692

Cited by 4 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It is not surprising then that just two studies in our review used bivariate techniques (i.e., ANOVA and correlations), while the vast majority of the remaining 55 studies used some form of regression analysis, especially ordinary least squares. But it is also noteworthy that several of the most recent studies employed more advanced techniques such as hierarchical linear modeling (LaFree & Tseloni, 2006), structural equation modeling (Sun, Chu, & Sung, 2011), and iteratively reweighted least squares regression (Stevens, Smith, Fein, Gottschalk, & Howard, 2011). This suggests that, similar to LaFree's findings, the statistical approaches used in this body of research have continued to become increasingly sophisticated over time.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Stevens et al (2011), on the other hand, included interaction terms for less traditional variables, such as dry (binge) culture and handgun ownership interaction as well as wet (nonbinge) culture and handgun ownership. Additionally, there were several other substantive changes in analytic procedures, not addressed in LaFree's prior review, resulting from the more recent research on cross-national homicide.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Cross-national homicide: a review of the current literature

Koeppel

Rhineberger-Dunn

Mack

2013

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justi

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Since LaFree's review of 34 cross-national homicide studies in 1999, an additional 50 studies have been published on this topic. There have been a few reviews of the extant literature, and a meta-analysis of cross-national predictors of homicide. However, none of these have directly assessed the degree to which the subsequent research has heeded the recommendations provided by LaFree, nor considered the long-term implications of his analysis for ongoing cross-national homicide research. We extend the literature by updating the review conducted by LaFree and detailing the major changes that have occurred in this body of research since the late 1990s. Our review reveals that recent studies appear to have taken into account LaFree's recommendations, particularly in regard to data sources, theoretical perspectives, and variable choices. We conclude that while advances in this field have been made, there are issues that have remained problematic over time and should be considered by researchers engaged in cross-national homicide research. IntroductionResearch on cross-national homicide spans five decades. Since the early 1960s, over 85 quantitative studies have examined the issue of cross-national homicide rates. In 1999, Gary LaFree published the first comprehensive review of cross-national homicide research, analyzing 34 academic articles published between 1965 and 1997. He reviewed data sources, independent and control variable specification, methodological issues (e.g., sample sizes, sampling procedures, and homicide definitions), theoretical perspectives, and significance of findings. He then outlined several recommendations for future cross-national homicide research based on his analysis of these 34 studies.Since 1999 (i.e., LaFree's study), the extant literature on cross-national homicide has flourished, with over 55 quantitative studies published assessing the nature and extent of cross-national homicide in nearly one-third the time span of LaFree's study. Of these 55 more recent studies, over one-third (18 articles) make reference to LaFree's (1999) review. This includes seven articles that use LaFree as a source for review of the cross-national homicide literature, another seven articles that cite his study as a justification for their use of the World Health Organization (WHO) data, and six that refer to

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross-national homicide: a review of the current literature

Koeppel

Rhineberger-Dunn

Mack

2013

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justi

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Moreover, in cases where reliable national registers exist, the prevalence of illegal firearms is not accounted for. Therefore, cross-national studies have diverted to using different proxies for firearm ownership and availability, such as survey data from the International Crime Victims Survey [ 23 , 27 , 28 ], firearm suicide rates [ 29 , 30 ], accidental firearm death rates [ 30 , 31 ], or the often-cited Cook’s Index, which uses the average of the percentages of US suicides and homicides committed with firearms to estimate levels of ownership [ 32 , 33 ]. In the two cross-national correlational studies included in this systematic review, three different proxies for firearm availability were used: accidental firearms deaths, suicides by gunshot and rate of civilian firearm ownership as reported by the Small Arms Survey, which in turn is based on multiple sources such as national registries, population surveys and expert estimates [ 34 ].…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Firearms and violence in Europe–A systematic review

2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Higher availability of firearms has been connected to higher rates of interpersonal violence in previous studies. Yet, those studies have focused mainly on the United States, or used aggregated international data to study firearm violence. Whether those aggregated findings are applicable to understanding the phenomenon in continental Europe specifically remains unclear. The aim of this systematic review is to bring together all studies that exclusively use European data. Methods Nine databases were searched, resulting in more than 1900 individual studies. These studies were assessed on relevance and eligibility for this study, based on their title, abstract and full text. Information on study characteristics, operationalizations of main concepts and study results were extracted from the six eligible studies. Results Four studies assessed the impact of firearm restrictive regulations on the rate of firearm homicides. Two other studies correlated rates of firearm availability and -violence. Results vary: some studies show a clear decline once availability of firearms is restricted, while others indicate a limited effect on only a very specific subgroup, such as female victims, or national guards with weapons at home. Moreover, studies used various operationalizations for firearm availability, thereby decreasing the comparability of findings. Conclusion Empirical research exclusively using European data is still lacking. To increase comparability of future studies, methodological inconsistencies and regional gaps need to be overcome. Assessing how firearm availability can be measured with reliable and valid proxies across countries will be a crucial first step to improve future research on the link between firearms and firearm violence.

show abstract

Cultural Differences in Alcohol Consumption: The State of the Art and New Perspectives on Drinking Culture Research

Aresi

Bloomfield

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A deadly mix? An international investigation of handgun availability, drinking culture, and homicide

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Cross-national homicide: a review of the current literature

Cross-national homicide: a review of the current literature

Firearms and violence in Europe–A systematic review

Cultural Differences in Alcohol Consumption: The State of the Art and New Perspectives on Drinking Culture Research

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About