Holding Sweden hostage: firearm-related violence

Khoshnood, Ardavan

doi:10.1080/20961790.2019.1570665

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The number of non-fatal cases of firearms use is also steadily increasing -in 2011, this figure was 58 people, and in 2017 it was 135 people. However, this picture is not typical for other Scandinavian countries, such as Denmark, Finland and Norway, where the respective levels either decrease or remain at approximately the same level during the study period [10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Features of damage to the leather substitute when fired from the “FORT 12R” and “AE 790G1” pistols from different distances

Kusliy,

Fedorchenko,

Hel

2023

Rep. of Vinnytsia Nation. Med. Univ.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Annotation. Examination of damage caused by firearms is always a difficult challenge for a forensic scientist. The reason for this is the unpredictability of the interaction of the trace-receiving surface with the ammunition, additional factors of the shot and residual components of the shot, which in turn is caused by the specific design of different types of firearms and the composition of different types of ammunition, which is also combined with various factors affecting pre-wound ballistics (weather factors, etc.), wound ballistics (different types of human body tissue, different materials of obstacles, their presence, etc.). All these factors require detailed study. The purpose of the study is to compare the features of damage to the leatherette as a complex “clothing + non-biological human body simulator” when shot from different distances using the “Fort 12R” and “AE 790G” pistols. The experimental study was conducted by manufacturing ballistic gelatin blocks, which were covered with leatherette and fired at close range, 25 and 50 cm using “Fort 12R” and “AE 790G1” pistols. The analysis of all fired samples of leatherette revealed the formation of a minus-tissue type defect, with the formation of a round (mostly at close range for both pistols) or oval shape (at 25 and 50 cm for both pistols). Gap formation is characteristic of point-blank shots for both pistols and the Fort 12R at 25 cm. All shot distances and both pistols are characterized by the deposition of residual shot components in the form of half-burnt or unburned powder particles. The dimensions of the defect are approximately the same, but when using Fort 12R, the formation of larger defects was recorded at all shot distances. Thus, during the visual examination, when comparing the samples of leatherette from all the studied distances, significant differences were found between all the studied groups, in particular, between the respective groups of pistols, which makes it possible to identify the pistol already during the visual examination of the sample.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Features of damage to the leather substitute when fired from the “FORT 12R” and “AE 790G1” pistols from different distances

Kusliy,

Fedorchenko,

Hel

2023

Rep. of Vinnytsia Nation. Med. Univ.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The increase appears to have continued since, with 43 cases of gun homicides in 2017 amounting to about twice the rate which was found from the 1990s up until the early 2010s (National Council for Crime Prevention, 2018; National Council for Crime Prevention, 2017). Between 2011 and 2017, Sweden witnessed 192 case of gun homicides, making it 2.0 gun homicides per 1 000,000 inhabitants (Khoshnood, 2019). This increase is unevenly distributed among the population, however, with lethal gun violence against women recording a decrease (Caman, Kristiansson, Granath, & Sturup, 2017), lethal gun violence against children reduced (Hedlund, Masterman, & Sturup, 2016), and most of the increase among men located in the younger age strata (Sturup et al, 2018b).…”

Section: Gun Violence and Open Drug Markets In Swedenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open drug markets, vulnerable neighbourhoods and gun violence in two Swedish cities

Gerell

Sturup

Magnusson

et al. 2021

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Gun violence is a serious issue in many countries across the globe. It has been shown that there is an elevated risk for a further shooting nearby within a short time span of a shooting incident, so-called near-repeat patterning. The present study presents new evidence on near-repeat patterning in Sweden, with a focus on neighbourhoods which the police have labelled as 'vulnerable'deprived neighbourhoods where criminal networks have a large impact on local communities. Such neighbourhoods tend to have open drug markets, and to have high levels of gun violence. The present paper analyses the association of open drug markets and vulnerable neighbourhoods with gun violence and near-repeat patterning of gun violence in two Swedish cities. Our findings suggest that gun violence is strongly concentrated on open drug markets in vulnerable neighbourhoods, and that those locations in addition exhibit high risks for repeat shootings after an initial shooting event. We propose that the police can use this knowledge to improve practices to prevent or disrupt gun violence.

show abstract

“…While Sweden is one of the world’s most prosperous nations, and has historically had low numbers of deadly violence, the numbers are now, unfortunately, increasing. After 2014, Sweden has had a higher rate of deadly violence than its Nordic neighbors (Khoshnood, 2019). In 2019, Sweden witnessed a total of 111 cases of deadly violence (Lundbeck, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Firearm-Related Homicide in Sweden: A Latent Class Analysis of Suspected Offenders

Khoshnood

Sundquist

2021

Crime & Delinquency

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sweden has witnessed a significant increase in the rate of firearm-related homicide. We therefore aimed to study the characteristics of individuals suspected of homicide, attempted homicide, preparation to commit homicide as well as conspiracy to commit homicide with a firearm in Sweden. By using information from different registers, suspected individuals between 2000 and 2017 and aged 15 to 60 were included in the study. A total of 889 individuals were evaluated. A notable part were females (5.1%). Latent Class Analysis identified three classes, where two classes were high-offending-classes, and one class was a low-offending-class. The identification of these classes may be used for more effective preventive measures.

show abstract

Holding Sweden hostage: firearm-related violence

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Features of damage to the leather substitute when fired from the “FORT 12R” and “AE 790G1” pistols from different distances

Features of damage to the leather substitute when fired from the “FORT 12R” and “AE 790G1” pistols from different distances

Open drug markets, vulnerable neighbourhoods and gun violence in two Swedish cities

Firearm-Related Homicide in Sweden: A Latent Class Analysis of Suspected Offenders

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About