Gun Control in a Developing Nation

The Gun Court Act of Jamaica

Bibliographic Data

ID6193233
AuthorsWilliam Calathes (New Jersey City University, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume14
Issue1-2
Pages317-344
Publication date1990-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01924036.1990.9688948
OpenAlexW2006695625
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Generally, the study of Third World crime can be approached from two acutely different theoretical perspectives. "Modernization" theory attempts to attribute crime in Third World societies to the rapid pace of industrialization and attempts to apply a variety of criminological theories that focus on the individual and the immediate social context of the actor. "Political economy/dependency" theory attempts to address the processes of imperialism and underdevelopment and the whole range of law violations and legal controls present in post-colonial societies. This paper explains the Jamaican firearm crime problem, and the societal response to it, during the 1970's and early 1980's by applying the political economy/dependency theoretical framework. The legislative policy designed to curb increases in firearm crimes in Jamaica during the study period was the Gun Court Act. This mandatory piece of criminal legislation is examined in order to develop the connection between crime in underdeveloped nations and crime and social control

Criminology · Gun control · Gun violence · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Law · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Medicine

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