Understanding and preventing gun violence: A qualitative study

枪支暴力在澳大利亚各地社区造成严重伤害。除性侵犯外，枪支在近十分之一的暴力犯罪中占有重要地位。枪支暴力每年造成的损失高达数千万美元。该项目旨在为理解和预防三种情况下的枪支暴力做出原创性的贡献：毒品交易/贩运，其他有组织犯罪活动和武装抢劫。这项拟议中的研究将是第一项在全国范围内进行的研究，也是为数不多的国际研究之一，目的是采访被定罪的枪支犯罪使用者，了解他们在犯罪生活中获得和使用枪支的情况。预计项目成果将对减少澳大利亚枪支暴力的影响产生直接影响。

Gun violence causes significant harm across Australian communities. Excluding sexual assault, firearms feature in nearly one in 10 violent crimes. The annual costs of gun violence run into tens of millions of dollars. This project aims to make an original qualitative contribution to understanding and preventing gun violence in three contexts: drug dealing/trafficking, other organised crime activity, and armed robbery. The proposed research would be the first study nationally - and one of the very few internationally - to interview convicted gun crime users about the acquisition and use of firearms in criminal life. Project results are expected to have direct implications for reducing the impact of gun violence in Australia.