Misclassification of firearm-related violent crime in criminal legal system records: challenges and opportunities.

Julia P SchleimerAyah MustafaRachel RossAndrew BowenAmy GallagherDeirdre BowenAli Rowhani-Rahbar

Published in: Injury epidemiology (2023)

Criminal records can be used for large-scale policy-relevant studies of firearm-related harms, but this study suggests Washington state criminal codes substantially undercount firearm-related crime, especially firearm-related violent crime.

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healthcare
public health
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