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Direct linkMakarios, Matthew D.; Pratt, Travis C. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
In response to rising rates of firearms violence that peaked in the mid-1990s, a wide range of policy interventions have been developed in an attempt to reduce violent crimes committed with firearms. Although some of these approaches appear to be effective at reducing gun violence, methodological variations make comparing effects across program…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Crime, Gun Control
Peer reviewedMark, Melvin M.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
The role of content validity in policy-relevant research is illustrated in a study contrasting results of surveys concerning public opinion toward gun control. Inadequate content validity threatened inferences about the overall level of support for gun control, but not about opinion difference between sexes or respondents of varying political…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Gun Control, Higher Education, Inferences
