Firearms are one of the central flashpoints in American life, and yet the motivations
underlying their ownership have been generally understudied by psychologists. In this …

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, Ninth Edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook
offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and …

Increasing levels of far-right extremist violence have generated public concern about the
spread of radicalization in the United States. Previous research suggests that radicalized …

The gun debate in America is often framed as a stand-off between two immutable positions
with little potential to move ahead with meaningful legislative reform. Attempts to resolve this …

In the US, the estimated food waste at the household level is 32% of purchased food,
translating to $240 billion in economic losses. The US Department of Agriculture and …

In this critical literature review we develop a five-part agenda for pandemic-era research into
mass shootings and multiple-victim homicides that promotes understanding the …

Public officials use blame avoidance strategies when communicating performance
information. While such strategies typically involve shifting blame to political opponents or …

Using an original demographically representative survey, we estimate the determinants of
public support for a set of supportive and punitive policies to combat the opioid epidemic …

Abstract From Columbine to Sandy Hook to Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the American public
has repeatedly witnessed the carnage and tragic consequences of mass school shootings …

In this article, we examine the effects of individual anxiety after the 2016 Orlando, Florida,
mass shooting, which killed 49 people and wounded 58 others. Similar to prior research on …