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Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesThe Prevalence of Guns and Gun-Related Homicides in the Caribbean

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides: The Prevalence of Guns and Gun-Related Homicides in the... [Guns and gun-related homicides are rooted in the Caribbean region’s history which includes, the colonial past, the accessibility of guns and contemporary geopolitics. Therefore, is not surprising that the escalation of crime in the Caribbean has been symbolized by the heightened use of more powerful weapons, resulting in higher mortality levels. One of the leading factor supporting the rise of guns and gun-related violence in the region is the trafficking of narcotics which has facilitated the accessibility of guns which are acquired and used as protection during the transportation of these narcotics. It is not surprising that in the Caribbean, rates of violent crime are among the highest in the world, and that most of the crimes committed, guns are used as the weapon of choice when compared with the global average. This chapter will focus on the history of the Caribbean as it relates to its colonial past, the accessibility of guns in the region, gun-related violence, legislation addressing the use of guns, in three specific Caribbean Islands which will be used as proxies for the study—Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis. These islands were selected, based on the United Nations recognition of them among the 10 islands with the highest percentage of firearm death, and homicides rate per 100,00 population in the Caribbean. Additionally, the relationship between gun legislation and gun violence will be examined. Strategies to prevent guns, gun-related violence and recommendations will be proposed to assist the Caribbean region in combating this problem.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesThe Prevalence of Guns and Gun-Related Homicides in the Caribbean

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society Book Series
Editors: Wallace, Wendell C.
Grant, Lorna E.
Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides — Dec 12, 2021
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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
111 –136
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-84518-6_5
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Abstract

[Guns and gun-related homicides are rooted in the Caribbean region’s history which includes, the colonial past, the accessibility of guns and contemporary geopolitics. Therefore, is not surprising that the escalation of crime in the Caribbean has been symbolized by the heightened use of more powerful weapons, resulting in higher mortality levels. One of the leading factor supporting the rise of guns and gun-related violence in the region is the trafficking of narcotics which has facilitated the accessibility of guns which are acquired and used as protection during the transportation of these narcotics. It is not surprising that in the Caribbean, rates of violent crime are among the highest in the world, and that most of the crimes committed, guns are used as the weapon of choice when compared with the global average. This chapter will focus on the history of the Caribbean as it relates to its colonial past, the accessibility of guns in the region, gun-related violence, legislation addressing the use of guns, in three specific Caribbean Islands which will be used as proxies for the study—Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis. These islands were selected, based on the United Nations recognition of them among the 10 islands with the highest percentage of firearm death, and homicides rate per 100,00 population in the Caribbean. Additionally, the relationship between gun legislation and gun violence will be examined. Strategies to prevent guns, gun-related violence and recommendations will be proposed to assist the Caribbean region in combating this problem.]

Published: Dec 12, 2021

Keywords: Guns; Homicides; Caribbean; Colonial past; Legislation

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