Title
Interpersonal Gun Violence Research in the Social Work Literature
Department/School
Social Work
Date of this version
2019
Document Type
Article
Keywords
gun violence, public health, social work, violence
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlz021
Abstract
Interpersonal gun violence remains a major public health issue in the United States and beyond. This article explores the research on interpersonal gun violence published in peer reviewed social work journals since the mid-1990s. Findings from this review indicate that the existing scholarship offers some important insights into this topic, particularly related to risk factors for and the effects of exposure to gun violence. These findings, however, also point to some shortcomings in the literature, including problems with the measurement and analytic treatment of exposure to gun violence and a lack of research with direct victims and perpetrators of gun violence. Implications for future research are discussed.
Volume
44
Issue
4
Published in
Health & Social Work
Citation/Other Information
Aspholm, R. R., St. Vil, C., & Carter, K. A. E. (2019). Interpersonal gun violence research in the social work literature. Health & Social Work, 44(4), 224–231. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlz021