Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens Consortium (FACTS), School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Ave. Ste. 600, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 655 Auditorium Road, 424 Baker Hall, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
J Behav Med. 2019 Aug;42(4):613-625. doi: 10.1007/s10865-019-00050-3. Epub 2019 Aug 1.
This study employs a mixed methods approach, using quantitative analysis to discuss significant patterns, and qualitative analysis to provide descriptive accounts of homicide incidents. Seven hundred and five homicides that occurred in a northeastern city between January 1999 and December 2007 are examined to answer the following research question: Do the situated transactions of firearm homicides differ from those involving other weapons? The quantitative analyses found distinct patterns in offender intent, criminogenic tendencies, and situational attributes between firearm and other weapon homicides. The qualitative analysis revealed that firearms are most often utilized in homicides that can be understood as "doing crime," where offenders and victims are engaged in a criminal lifestyle and firearms are an extension of this activity. Other weapons are associated with homicides concerned with "establishing moral order," or defending values and ideals, between individuals who are intimate. The methodological and policy implication of these findings are discussed.
本研究采用混合方法，运用定量分析探讨显著模式，运用定性分析对凶杀事件进行描述性说明。对 1999 年 1 月至 2007 年 12 月期间在东北某城市发生的 705 起凶杀案进行了考察，以回答以下研究问题：枪支凶杀案与涉及其他武器的凶杀案的情境交易是否存在差异？定量分析发现，在犯罪意图、犯罪倾向和情境属性方面，枪支凶杀案与其他武器凶杀案存在明显差异。定性分析表明，在可以理解为“犯罪”的凶杀案中，枪支最常被使用，在这些案件中，犯罪者和受害者都从事犯罪生活方式，枪支是这种活动的延伸。其他武器与“确立道德秩序”有关的凶杀案有关，或在亲密个体之间捍卫价值观和理想。讨论了这些发现的方法学和政策意义。
