Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Firearms homicide, robbery and suicide incidents investigated by the Winnipeg Police Service (1995) / Proactive Information Services Inc.

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Alternate Title

L'utilisation des armes à feu dans les affaires d'homicide, de vol qualifié et de suicide sur lesquelles le Service de police de Winnipeg a fait enquête (1995).

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Description

1 online resource (12, 33 pages) : charts

Note

Issued also in French under title: L'utilisation des armes à feu dans les affaires d'homicide, de vol qualifié et de suicide sur lesquelles le Service de police de Winnipeg a fait enquête (1995).
"February 1997".
"Unedited".

Summary

"The findings presented in this report describe the characteristics of firearm related incidents in Winnipeg. The study reviewed a sample of all identified firearm incidents investigated by the Winnipeg Police Service in 1995. In addition, all firearm homicides which occurred between 1990 and 1995 were reviewed. The results therefore, represent firearm incidents in Winnipeg which should not be generalized to other parts of Manitoba or other provinces. The limited timeframe also prevents a description of long term trends in firearm incidents. Despite the limitations mentioned above, the report does provide a first time review of firearm incidents from a large prairie city. The study found that in Winnipeg, non-restricted rifles and shotguns were the most prevalent type of firearm encountered by police. In criminal incidents, such as homicide, robbery and assault, non-restricted rifles and shotguns were recovered/seized more frequently than any other type of firearm."--Page 11.

Subject

Online Access

Contents

1. Introduction -- 1.1. Objectives -- 1.2. Research questions -- 1.3. Outline of the report -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1. File review process -- 2.2. In-person interviews -- 2.3. Limitations -- 3. Firearms in Winnipeg - overall -- 3.1. Clearance/founded -- 3.2. Firearms recovered/seized -- 3.3. Suspects/accused involved -- 3.4. Victims involved -- 3.5. Charges laid -- 4. Firearm homicides -- 4.1. Clearance -- 4.2. Firearms recovered/seized -- 4.3. Suspects/accused involved -- 4.4. Victims involved -- 4.5. Charges laid -- 4.6. Attempted homicides -- 5. Firearm robbery -- 5.1. Clearance/founded -- 5.2. Firearms recovered/seized -- 5.3. Suspects/accused involved -- 5.4. Victims involved -- 5.5. Charges laid -- 6. Firearm suicide -- 6.1. Firearms recovered/seized -- 6.2. Suicide victims -- 6.3. Attempted suicides -- 7. In-person interviews -- 7.1. Number of firearm related incidents -- 7.2. Types of firearm related incidents -- 7.3. Criminal acts in which firearms are used -- 7.4. Source of firearms used in crime -- 7.5. The risk to police officers -- 7.6. Curtailing the use of illegal firearms -- 7.7. The use of firearms -- 8. Summary and implications.

Series

Working document (Canada. Department of Justice) ; WD1997-1e.

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