FIREARMS RECOVERED BY POLICE: A MULTI-SITE STUDY Daniel Antonowicz Consulting July, 1997 TR1997-6e

The present study was funded by the Canada Firearms Centre, Department of Justice Canada. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada.

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Research summary
This study examined the number and types of firearms recovered in five police jurisdictions in 1995 involving both non-criminal and criminal incidents. Particularly, incident-file reviews were conducted in order to determine the types of firearms recovered, circumstances surrounding the incident and other pertinent information. The investigation was conducted as a joint research project with the department of Justice Canada, and police services in Saint John (New Brunswick), Hull (Quebec), Thunder Bay and Windsor (Ontario), and Regina (Saskatchewan).

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FIREARMS RECOVERED BY POLICE: A MULTI-SITE STUDY