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- Title
Community Policing to Take Guns off the Street.
- Authors
Shaw, J. Wilford
- Abstract
Despite the difficulty in current attempts to precisely measure gun density or availability (Cook, 1991), there can be little doubt from research that firearm availability does impact the homicide and other violent crime rates. There is nonetheless a dearth of information regarding specific police strategies for reducing gun violence (Reiss & Roth, 1993). Describing one component of the Weed and Seed strategy in Kansas City, Missouri, this article examines an innovative approach with this goal as the primary focus. Specific questions addressed were (1) whether the police can successfully gain community support in obtaining immediate, pertinent information about illegal gun carrying, and (2) whether the police can successfully use that information to seize illegally carried guns. The fact that this program did not produce the desired gun tips or gun arrests may be useful for other jurisdictions seeking new strategies by both identifying a number of potential problems and suggesting areas for improvement.
- Subjects
KANSAS City (Mo.); MISSOURI; COMMUNITY policing; FIREARMS ownership; VIOLENT crimes; COMMUNITY support
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1993, Vol 11, Issue 4, p361
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2370110404