鬼枪与犯罪:两个加利福尼亚城市的故事
Alaina De Biasi1, Anthony A Braga2, Brad Velasquez3
1Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, 656 W. Kirby St., Detroit, MI, 48202, USA. adebiasi@wayne.edu.
Injury epidemiology
|May 2, 2024
概括
在洛杉矶的暴力犯罪和圣地亚哥的毒品犯罪中,私人制造的枪支 (PMF) 更常见. 这两个城市都认为9毫米聚合物80手枪是主导的,但具体类型因犯罪而异.
科学领域:
- 法医科学 法医科学 法医科学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 私人制造的枪支 (PMFs) 或"幽灵枪",是不可追踪的枪支,越来越多地用于美国的暴力犯罪.
- 关于PMF类型及其相关犯罪的数据有限,这阻碍了有效的预防策略.
- 这项研究比较了洛杉矶和圣地亚哥的PMF恢复,以了解当地变化和一般趋势.
研究的目的:
- 确定洛杉矶和圣地亚哥执法部门收回的私人制造枪支 (PMF) 的模式和特征.
- 为了比较两座城市的PMF类型及其参与暴力,毒品和武器相关犯罪.
- 通过了解PMF使用变化,为暴力预防政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 采用案例配置的联合分析 (CACC) 来识别恢复的PMF类型中的模式及其与犯罪的关联.
- 分析了洛杉矶警察局 (LAPD) 和圣地亚哥警察局 (SDPD) 的犯罪参与概率高于平均水平的案例配置.
- 进行了比较分析,以突出两个城市之间的PMF特征和使用的相似性和差异.
主要成果:
- 私人制造的枪支 (PMF) 更频繁地与洛杉矶的暴力/武器犯罪和圣地亚哥的毒品犯罪有关.
- 9毫米波利默80手枪是两个城市中最常见的PMF;然而,9毫米手枪在洛杉矶与武器违法行为更为相关,而0.40口径手枪在圣地亚哥与武器违法行为更为相关.
- 大口径手枪和PMF长枪在洛杉矶参与暴力和毒品犯罪的可能性更高.
结论:
- 对比分析显示,在洛杉矶和圣地亚哥之间,PMF特征和犯罪者选择枪支类型的情境差异显著.
- 调查结果支持需要加强对私人制造的枪支 (PMFs) 的监管.
- 强调切断非法供应大口径PMF手枪和PMF长枪的重要性.
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