Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearm Markets A Case Study of Los Angeles

• Main Author: Ridgeway, Greg (auth)
• Other Authors: Pierce, Glenn L. (auth), Braga, Anthony A. (auth), Tita, George (auth), Wintemute, Garen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to...