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Reflections On Firearms And The Criminal Law, Franklin E. Zimring
Reflections On Firearms And The Criminal Law, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
The article presents the author's opinion on firearms and violence. Firearms and firearms control have never been an important issue in criminal law scholarship, even though firearms are used in many violent crimes and the criminal law is the principal mechanism used to regulate gun ownership and use in the U.S. Concern about violence and its control is the major reason for interest in firearms and firearms control, but what is not so clear is why a focus on violence emerged in the 1990s. The homicide rate in the U.S. doubled betweem 1964 and 1974 and has been fluctuating around …
The Scale Of Imprisonment In The United States: Twentieth Century Patterns And Twenty-First Century Prospects, Franklin E. Zimring
The Scale Of Imprisonment In The United States: Twentieth Century Patterns And Twenty-First Century Prospects, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
The article examines imprisonment within the U.S. during the 20th century and discusses what these trends portend for imprisonment during the 21st century. The author creates a scale by which imprisonment rates and criminal statistics are evaluated. Charts and graphs are used to illustrate the growth in incarceration rates that occurred progressively throughout the 20th century. Elements such as penal law, prisons being viewed as sources of capital, and more stringent criminal justice procedures are referenced as factors that have contributed to imprisonment. Empirical methods are used to examine how prison populations will change in the 21st century.
Penal Policy And Penal Legislation In Recent American Experience, Franklin E. Zimring
Penal Policy And Penal Legislation In Recent American Experience, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
offers a look on the origins and careers of proposals for penal legislation in a time of radical change in the U.S. Descriptions of where penal policy is made in the U.S. governmental system; Information on issues of quality control in shaping, passing, implementing and reviewing penal legislation in recent U.S. experience; Role of penal legislation in changing penal practices in the past generation.
Firearms, Violence, And The Potential Impact Of Firearms Control, Franklin E. Zimring
Firearms, Violence, And The Potential Impact Of Firearms Control, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
Discusses the association of gun use with death rate from violent crime in the United States. Evaluation of the relevance of firearms control strategies in the reduction of death rate from violence; Potential of gun control as a life-saving tool; Benefit of the reduced use of guns in attacks.