Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior: The Offender’s Perspective

Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior:

The Offender’s Perspective

Mark Pogrebin, Paul B. Stretesky, and N. Prabha Unnithan
Hardcover: $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-58826-665-1
Paperback: $24.50
ISBN: 978-1-58826-843-3
How are guns used and viewed by criminals? Where do criminals obtain guns? And how do laws make firearms more or less accessible? Confronting these contentious questions, Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior offers a comprehensive exploration of the social processes surrounding illegal firearm use and criminal behavior. 

The authors draw on in-depth interviews with felons convicted of gun-related crimes and previous quantitative studies to offer a fresh look at the key issues of gun violence. Highlighting the overlooked symbolic power of guns in criminal situations, their findings underscore the influence of social and cultural forces in affecting gun use.
Mark Pogrebin is professor in the department of criminal justice at the University of Colorado- Denver. His most recent book is About Criminals: A View of the Offender's World. Paul B. Stretesky is professor of sociology at Northumbria University, Newcastle. N. Prabha Unnithan is professor of sociology and director at the Center for the Study of Crime and Justice at Colorado State University. He is editor of Social Science Journal and coauthor of Currents of Lethal Violence: An Integrated Model of Suicide and Homicide.

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