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Article
The Case for Studying Criminal Nonfatal Shootings: Evidence from Four Midwest Cities
Justice Evaluation Journal (2020)
  • Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA;
  • Beth M. Huebner, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Theodore S. Lentz, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Edmund F. McGarrell, Michigan State University
  • Mallory O'Brien, Medical College of Wisconsin
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Abstract
Using law enforcement data from four Midwest communities, we document the similarities and differences between criminal nonfatal and fatal shooting incidents, including the spatial dimensions of the events. We present a definition for a nonfatal shooting incident that guides our victim and incident characteristic comparisons. Our work suggests that law enforcement agencies should build capacity for standardized data collection surrounding gun violence to include nonfatal shootings especially for use in evaluations of gun violence prevention strategies.
Keywords
  • Gun violence,
  • nonfatal shootings,
  • spatial data analysis,
  • community characteristics,
  • gun crime
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Publication Date
January 2, 2020
DOI
10.1080/24751979.2019.1689152
Citation Information
Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Beth M. Huebner, Theodore S. Lentz, Edmund F. McGarrell, et al.. "The Case for Studying Criminal Nonfatal Shootings: Evidence from Four Midwest Cities" Justice Evaluation Journal Vol. 3 Iss. 1 (2020) p. 94 - 113
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/beth-huebner/44/