Guns - Who Should Have Them?

Informationen zum Autor Edited by David B. Kopel Klappentext Going beyond the emotional appeals and stilted rhetoric on gun control, this carefully detailed and superbly argued study tackles the problems in a straightforward, intelligent manner. Each chapter, written by leading experts in law, criminology, medicine, psychiatry, and feminist studies, addresses a major issue in the gun-control debate. The conclusions are difficult to deny: "gun control" is a red herring that has been deflecting attention from the true causes of crime, namely, the breakdown of the family; failed social welfare programs; and increasing hopelessness among male youths, especially in our troubled inner cities. Zusammenfassung The "gun control" is a red herring that has been deflecting attention from the true causes of crime! namely! the breakdown of the family; failed social welfare programs; and increasing hopelessness among male youths! especially in our troubled inner cities. This book features chapters which address major issues in the gun-control debate.

Product details

• Authors: David B. Kopel
• Assisted by: David Kopel (Editor), David B Kopel (Editor), David B. Kopel (Editor), Kopel David B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1995
• EAN: 9780879759582
• ISBN: 978-0-87975-958-2
• No. of pages: 475
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social issues & processes, Police & security services, Social and ethical issues, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Police and security services, Causes and prevention of crime