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The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of relevant case law and legal statutes, as well as issues pertaining to violence, suicide, and gun safety. Additional topics include civilian firearm ownership suitability; considerations for relevant professions (such as the military, lawenforcement, and corrections); self-care; and more.
List of contents
- PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO FIREARMS
- Chapter 1: Firearms: A Primer
- Chapter 2: Firearm Law and Policy
- PART II: MENTAL HEALTH, VIOLENCE, AND SUICIDE
- Chapter 3: Mental Health
- Chapter 4: Violence
- Chapter 5: Domestic (DV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- Chapter 6: Suicide and Self-Injury
- PART III: THE EMERGING ROLES OF MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN FIREARM-RELATED MATTERS
- Chapter 7: Evaluation
- Chapter 8: Treatment
- PART IV: MAIN FINDINGS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTIC, RESEARCH, AND POLICY
- Chapter 9: Main Findings and Future Directions in the Behavioral Science of Firearms
About the author
Gianni Pirelli, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist in New York and New Jersey, where he runs a group clinical and forensic psychology practice. He is the editor of his state association's journal, the New Jersey Psychologist.
Hayley Wechsler, Ph.D. is an admissions psychologist working toward licensure at the Department of State Hospitals - Atascadero.
Robert J. Cramer, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Community and Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, and editor of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.
Summary
The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, practice, and research. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of relevant case law and legal statutes, as well as issues pertaining to violence, suicide, and gun safety. Additional topics include civilian firearm ownership suitability; considerations for relevant professions (such as the military, law enforcement, and corrections); self-care; and more. Concepts are presented via a best-practices model that promotes empirically-supported decision-making. Drawing on a range of arenas such as psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and law, The Behavioral Science of Firearms is an essential resource for a wide readership, including practitioners, institutional and law enforcement personnel, legislators, and academicians and students in fields such as psychology, criminal justice, and public health.
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This is a timely, thoughtful, and encyclopedic analysis of firearms for mental health practitioners. Striving to be even-handed and objective, the authors carefully navigate the many controversies over firearms research, law, and policy. They present the social and cultural factors supporting gun ownership yet also review research on the role of guns in domestic violence, suicide, and mass murder. They break new ground in forensic mental health assessment for questions of firearms ownership and safety that can arise in many different legal contexts.
