Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Criminal Justice

Content Description

1 online resource (xi, 221 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

David H Bayley

Committee Members

Alan Lizotte, James Acker, Robert Worden

Keywords

Armed, Gun, NYPD, Off Duty, Police, Weapons, Firearms

Subject Categories

Criminology

Abstract

This study examines the NYPD's Carry Policy; a policy allowing officers to be armed while off duty and informally in place for over 100 years and officially sanctioned since the 1940s. It was altered for the first time in 1981 and this research has analyzed ten sources of data during two recent decades (1990-1994 and 2000-2004). This

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