Revisiting the Gun Ownership and Violence Link
A Multilevel Analysis of Victimization Survey Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8403201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J N van Kesteren (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-72 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azt052 |
| OpenAlex | W2150038388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 11 |
The link between gun ownership victimization by violent crime remains one of the most contested issues in criminology. Some authors claim that high gun availability facilitates serious violence. Others claim that gun ownership prevents crime. This article revisits these issues using individual and aggregate data on gun ownership and victimization from the International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS). Analysis at country level shows that the level of handgun ownership is positively related to serious violence but not for less serious violent crimes. Multilevel analyses on the data from 26 developed countries show that owners of a handgun show increased risk for victimization by violent crime. High ownership levels, however, seem to diminish the victimization level for the less serious violent crimes for the non-owners.
Gun violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Multilevel model · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Statistics · Suicide prevention · Survey data collection · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
The International Crime Victims Surveys
Bring a gun to a gunfight
Comparing Serious Violent Crime in the United States and England and Wales
The Human Cost of the Weapons Trade
Sexual Dysfunction and Gun Ownership in America
Size Matters? Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership in America
Examining homicides and suicides c ross‐nationally
Firearm Homicides in Europe
Gun violence
Black Women’s Experiences at the Intersection of Firearms and Intimate Partner Violence
Beyond self-help
Assessing the risk and prevalence of hate crime victimization in Western Europe
Tracing the shadows
Firearms analogies and settler colonialism in US nuclear deterrence strategy
Weapon carrying among adolescents
The Intersection of Firearms and Intimate Partner Homicide in 15 Nations
Gun Ownership and Life Satisfaction in the United States
Do Men and Women Integrate Guns into Risky Health Lifestyles in Young Adulthood
Black Masculinities on Trial in Absentia
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |