03083nam 22006494a 450 991044989970332120200520144314.01-280-48090-40-19-530337-70-19-535018-91-60256-425-6(CKB)1000000000028974(EBL)241408(OCoLC)171572413(SSID)ssj0000166627(PQKBManifestationID)11177127(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166627(PQKBWorkID)10160904(PQKB)11186382(MiAaPQ)EBC241408(MiAaPQ)EBC4704520(Au-PeEL)EBL241408(CaPaEBR)ebr10084856(CaONFJC)MIL48090(OCoLC)935227030(EXLCZ)99100000000002897420000309d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGun violence[electronic resource] the real costs /Philip J. Cook, Jens LudwigOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20001 online resource (257 p.)Studies in crime and public policyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-513793-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-213) and index.Contents; 1 Gun Violence and Life in America; 2 Victimization Risks; 3 How Guns Matter; 4 What Counts?; 5 Medical Costs: Gross versus Net; 6 The Mythical Importance of Productivity Losses; 7 Avoidance and Prevention; 8 Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce Gun Violence; 9 Remedies; Appendix A: Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates; Appendix B: Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates; Appendix C: Computation of Productivity Losses; Appendix D: Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates; Notes; References; Index;In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership, Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong commitment to journalism and activism. In the 1890's, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, sheStudies in crime and public policy.Gun controlUnited StatesCostsViolent crimesUnited StatesPreventionElectronic books.Gun controlCosts.Violent crimesPrevention.364.15/0973Cook Philip J.1946-967785Ludwig Jens967786MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449899703321Gun violence2197777UNINA