| Description |
242 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Global viewpoints |
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Global viewpoints.
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| Contents |
Gun control policies around the world: Switzerland considers gun control / Imogen Foulkes -- South Africa's gun-free zone policies have been effective / Adèle Kirsten et al. -- Jamaican gun control policies are ineffective / Denton Tyndael -- India's gun control policies are ineffective / Abhijeet Singh -- Gun control and global crime: In Nigeria, mass gun ownership is not a solution to violent crime / Okechukwu Emeh Jr. -- Germany's gun control laws are ineffective in preventing crime / Kevin Yuill -- Canadian gun control laws have reduced domestic homicide rates / Coalition for Gun Control -- Australia's gun control policies have reduced crime / Simon Chapman, Philip Alpers, Kingsley Agho, Mike Jones -- Sudan's gun buyback programs will reduce crime / Adoik Mayik -- The effects of gun ownership and gun control on society: The proliferation of small arms is a global challenge / Thomas Jackson, Nicholas Marsh, Taylor Owen, Anne Thurin -- Gun-related crimes are costly for the people of New Zealand / Amanda Ruler -- Jamaican gun ownership is a threat to children and adolescents / Arthur Williams -- Gun ownership is not a threat to children's rights / Michael Farris -- Gun confiscation by Uganda's National Army has violated human rights in the Karamoja Region / Human Rights Watch -- The United Nations gun confiscation program violates human rights in East Africa / David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant, Joanne D. Eisen -- The impact of the global arms trade: The global trade in small arms must be regulated / Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) -- The passage of a global arms trade treaty is essential / Brian Wood -- Small arms trade in Trinidad and Tobago is responsible for increasing crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank -- Japan is active in the global arms trade / Robin Ballantyne -- Russia's place in the global arms trade is uncertain / Collin Koh, Ron Matthews -- Costa Rica's small arms regulations should be adopted internationally / Oscar Arias Sánchez |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gun control -- Juvenile literature.
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| Author |
Fisanick, Christina.
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| LC no. |
2010000086 |
| ISBN |
9780737747270 hardback |
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0737747277 hardback |
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9780737747287 paperback |
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0737747285 paperback |
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