POINT-BLANK AGAINST ITSELF - EVIDENCE AND INFERENCE ABOUT GUNS, CRIME, AND GUN-CONTROL

Authors
ALBA RD MESSNER SF
Citation
Rd. Alba et Sf. Messner, POINT-BLANK AGAINST ITSELF - EVIDENCE AND INFERENCE ABOUT GUNS, CRIME, AND GUN-CONTROL, Journal of quantitative criminology, 11(4), 1995, pp. 391-410
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Criminology & Penology
Journal title
Journal of quantitative criminology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07484518
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
391 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-4518(1995)11:4<391:PAI-EA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This essay considers the empirical foundations for some of the more im portant and controversial conclusions concerning guns, crime, and gun control advanced in Gary Kleck's highly influential treatise, Point Bl ank. We reveal significant flaws in his original data analyses and ide ntify problematic linkages between his evidence and his inferences. We suggest alternative interpretations for some of Kleck's findings.