POL SCI 109Z Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: National Crime Victimization Survey, Crack Epidemic, Arms Race
16 Dec 2018
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Excludes homicides because it requires interviews on violence. When people are stuck in the hobbesian trap. One person has a gun people get scared, now suddenly everyone wants a gun. Arms tend to increase substantially in places stuck in the hobbesian trap. Rich and wealthy can afford guns first. Allowed for cheaper machine tooling of metals, leading to many smaller producers of guns, especially around la (ring of fire) A surge in the availability of cheap guns drove violent crime during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s, according to the new study. 1995 - emergence of crack cocaine more likely. People want to make money and they don"t want to kill or be killed. Gun access is particularly strong at predicting murder. While crack is particularly strong at predicting assault, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Violent crime and lead - problems with the lead exploitation. Predicts when crime should rise okay (maybe)
