TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - To improve homicide firearm information reporting - Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory
JO  - Rhode Island medical journal (2013)
A1  - Jiang, Yongwen
A1  - Lyons, Dennis
A1  - Northup, Jane B.
A1  - Hilliard, Dennis
A1  - Foss, Karen
A1  - Young, Shannon
A1  - Viner-Brown, Samara
SP  - 21
EP  - 24
VL  - 101
IS  - 4
N2  - Information on homicide firearms can be used to help state and local communities understand the problems of violence and decrease injuries and deaths. However, it is difficult to collect these data. To our knowledge, in the public health arena, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) is the only system that collects detailed firearm information. The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory (RISCL) can provide detailed information about the firearms and cartridge casesbullets involved in firearm deaths. With help from the RISCL, the firearm information related to homicides in Rhode Island has improved dramatically. In 2015, information on caliber/gauge increased by 80%, the firearm type by 50%, the make by 50%, and the model by 20%. By documenting the process of using information from the RISCL, it is hoped that this process can be used as a model by other states when reporting on violent deaths. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2018-05.asp].<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2327-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -