Essays about: "Firearm violence"

Found 2 essays containing the words Firearm violence.

1. 1. Optimization of DNA trace collection from firearms and effects of different gun handling scenarios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

   Author : Lisa Lindahl; [2022]
   Keywords : Forensic; DNA; DNA-recovery; Optimization of DNA-recovery; DNA-amount; firearms; guns; swabs; crimes; applied microbiology; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : More than 500 people die every day from gun violence worldwide. DNA traces may enable the identification of the shooter, but there is limited knowledge concerning where on firearms DNA can be found and how it got there. This project aimed to answer these questions as well as how the swab types and addition of detergents affect the DNA recovery. READ MORE

3. 2. The firearm-related violence in Sweden: The case of Malmö. A Systematic Literature Review from a non-Swedish perspective.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Guillaume Roseban; [2020]
   Keywords : Firearm violence; Malmö; Gangs; Near-repeat pattern; Sweden; Neighborhoods; Systematic Literature Review;

   Abstract : The increase of firearm-related violence has plagued Sweden, and specifically Malmö, for thirty years. This Systematic Literature Review gathered ten articles from different fields in order to discern the causes behind such an increase, the mechanisms of gun violence in a Swedish settings and the implications for Malmö on a criminological level. READ MORE