| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in crime and public policy |
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Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Contents |
Gun violence and life in America -- Victimization risks -- How guns matter -- What counts? -- Medical costs : gross versus net -- The mythical importance of productivity losses -- Avoidance and prevention -- Willingness-to-pay to reduce gun violence -- Remedies -- Appendix A. Data sources for injury and mortality rates -- Appendix B. Computation of net medical cost estimates -- Appendix C. Computation of productivity losses -- Appendix D. Computation of contingent-valuation and quality-of-life estimates |
| Summary |
Each year in the United States around 35,000 people are killed as the result of gun violence, and another 100,000 or so suffer nonfatal gunshot injuries. While everyone agrees that these figures are too high, any attempts to reduce the number of gunshot injuries presents policy makers and citizens with difficult trade-offs. In this important new book Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig quantify the social costs of gun violence. Drawing on the most detailed and extensive economic study available, the authors show that the cost of gun violence is approximately $700,000 per injury. The also provide detailed information about how the burden of gun violence is distributed in the U.S. Based on this data, Cook and Ludwig assess the effectiveness of violence-reduction programs and make suggestions about how best to curb gun violence |
| Bibliography |
Includes chapter notes with bibliographical references (pages 197-218), bibliographical references (pages 219-233), and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gun control -- United States -- Costs
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Violent crimes -- United States -- Prevention
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Firearms ownership -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Firearms ownership -- Social aspects -- United States
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Electronic books.
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Violent crimes -- Prevention.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ludwig, Jens. author.
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| ISBN |
9781602564251 |
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1602564256 |
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