Extreme risk protection orders in King County, Washington: the epidemiology of dangerous behaviors and an intervention response

Extreme risk protection orders in King County, Washington: the epidemiology of dangerous behaviors and an intervention response

Abstract Background Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising gun violence prevention strategy. ERPO laws allow specific categories of people (law enforcement in all states, family in most) to petition a court to request that an individual be temporarily prohibited from purchasing an...

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Main Authors: Shannon Frattaroli, Elise Omaki, Amy Molocznik, Adelyn Allchin, Renee Hopkins, Sandra Shanahan, Anne Levinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Firearm injury
Extreme risk protection order
Policy
Suicide
Homicide
Implementation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-020-00270-1

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