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Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesAn Evaluation of Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides in Trinidad and Tobago—2010 to 2016

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides: An Evaluation of Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides in... [Although Trinidad and Tobago have not witnessed any form of civil conflict within the past two decades, many communities are in a state of uneasiness due to the proliferation of gun violence and gun-related homicides on the island. In spite of the magnitude of the problem, there is a paucity of academic literature and data on homicides committed with firearms on the island. Using quantitative data obtained from the Crime and Problem Analysis (CAPA) Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), this paper examines gun violence and gun homicides on the island from 2010 to 2016. The study therefore focuses on the extent of guns, gun violence and gun homicides on the criminal landscape in Trinidad and Tobago’s societies. Instructively, other gun-related issues, for example, suicides involving the use of a firearm, firearm seizures by the police, persons shot and killed by the police and firearm-related homicides by gender are also examined. The findings indicate: (1) a high level of deaths caused by guns on the island, and (2) that males are more likely to become victims of gun homicide in Trinidad and Tobago. Other key results and implications for policy are discussed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesAn Evaluation of Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides in Trinidad and Tobago—2010 to 2016

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-84517-9
Pages
229 –247
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-84518-6_10
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Abstract

[Although Trinidad and Tobago have not witnessed any form of civil conflict within the past two decades, many communities are in a state of uneasiness due to the proliferation of gun violence and gun-related homicides on the island. In spite of the magnitude of the problem, there is a paucity of academic literature and data on homicides committed with firearms on the island. Using quantitative data obtained from the Crime and Problem Analysis (CAPA) Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), this paper examines gun violence and gun homicides on the island from 2010 to 2016. The study therefore focuses on the extent of guns, gun violence and gun homicides on the criminal landscape in Trinidad and Tobago’s societies. Instructively, other gun-related issues, for example, suicides involving the use of a firearm, firearm seizures by the police, persons shot and killed by the police and firearm-related homicides by gender are also examined. The findings indicate: (1) a high level of deaths caused by guns on the island, and (2) that males are more likely to become victims of gun homicide in Trinidad and Tobago. Other key results and implications for policy are discussed.]

Published: Dec 12, 2021

Keywords: Guns; Violence; Homicides; Trinidad and Tobago; Small Island Developing States

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