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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Criminology
  • Law Enforcement Studies

Background:

  • Public health efforts to reduce firearm trauma can be enhanced by partnerships with law enforcement.
  • Understanding the perspectives of different law enforcement agencies, such as sheriffs, is crucial for effective collaboration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess sheriff support for firearm control policies.
  • To examine sheriff involvement in firearm control advocacy.
  • To compare sheriff support with previously reported data from police chiefs.

Main Methods:

  • A national random sample of 650 sheriffs was surveyed using a 29-item validated instrument.
  • A three-wave mailing approach was employed to maximize response rates.
  • Survey data were analyzed to determine policy support and advocacy participation.

Main Results:

  • A majority of sheriffs supported only 4 out of 14 proposed firearm control policies.
  • Nearly 55% of respondents were members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), which was associated with less support for 12 policies.
  • Most sheriffs (over 70%) did not engage in most firearm control advocacy activities.

Conclusions:

  • Sheriffs demonstrate significantly lower support for firearm control policies compared to police chiefs.
  • NRA membership is a significant factor in reduced support for firearm control measures among sheriffs.
  • Sheriffs may be less effective collaborators than police chiefs for public health initiatives aimed at mitigating firearm trauma.