Gun violence : the real costs / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Philip J., 1946-

Contributor:

Ludwig, Jens.

Series:

Studies in crime and public policy.

Studies in crime and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gun control--United States--Costs.

Gun control.

Violent crimes--United States--Prevention.

Violent crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership, Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong commitment to journalism and activism. In the 1890's, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, she

Contents:

Contents; 1 Gun Violence and Life in America; 2 Victimization Risks; 3 How Guns Matter; 4 What Counts?; 5 Medical Costs: Gross versus Net; 6 The Mythical Importance of Productivity Losses; 7 Avoidance and Prevention; 8 Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce Gun Violence; 9 Remedies; Appendix A: Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates; Appendix B: Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates; Appendix C: Computation of Productivity Losses; Appendix D: Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates; Notes; References; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-213) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-48090-4

0-19-530337-7

0-19-535018-9

1-60256-425-6

OCLC:

171572413