Gun Violence Prevention? The Politics Behind Policy Responses to School Shootings in the United States /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: E. M. Kerr, Selina (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Social policy.; Political sociology.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Social Policy.; Political Sociology.; Crime and Society.

This book examines the gun-related policy responses to three school shooting incidents in the United States. Gun violence prevention activists and others involved in policy making were interviewed for the book, and news media articles and policy documents were critically assessed. As a result, inter...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. A Partisan Issue? Policy-making and Guns in the United States
• 3. Columbine School Shooting
• 4. Virginia Tech School Shooting
• 5. Sandy Hook School Shooting
• 6. Conclusion.