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Purpose of Project
The purpose of this project is to utilize concepts from the two
disciplines used in the project to develop approaches with which
to solve the problem of gun control. There is no doubt that gun
control issues revolve around aspects of criminal justice and
government. This makes an interweave of these two disciplines
in the provision of a solution to the problem the best approach
to exploring its impact and using research knowledge to
establish a solution. Criminal justice deals with how institutions
like the police and court system work in coordination to effect
social control by preventing crime and remedying
criminals (Spitzer, 2015). On the other hand, the study of
government dwells in the policy development process and
presents a structural framework of how policy implementation
influences social change. This means that both approaches are
uniquely required in providing solutions for consequences of
gun violence and gun ownership as well as laying the policy
foundation that will inhibit the perpetration of violent crime and
thus settle the gun control debate.
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Gregory, this is a very good topic. The fight for gun control is a
tough one. What surprises me about gun control is who commits
the most crimes with guns; gun owners or non-gun owners? That
will be an interesting study to see once you get all of your
numbers together. This looks very interesting and I look
forward to seeing the development of this topic.
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Gun control, Gregory this will forever be a topic for generations
to come. Some say that it's their right to bear arms. Where there

are others, who just simply think that many innocent lives are
daily being taken.
There are countries who gun laws are very strict to the point
that not even the police walks around with one. However, there
are cities like New York who have strict gun laws, but the crime
rate is extremely high with gun violence.
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Spitzer, R. J. (2015). Politics of gun control. Routledge.
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Feedback to Learner10/19/17 2:18 PM
Greg, you are RIGHT on task here with what you need to
produce. Since this is the first draft, do continue to dig deeper
into the issues. Also, produce more references, especially to
support your second-to-the-last paragraph related to the Second
Amendment and the law supporting both sides of the issue.
What an interesting point.
Gun Control: A Focus on Criminal Justice and Government
Gun Control: A Focus on Criminal Justice and Government
Debates on gun control have been the epitome of political
contention for quite some time.
Every group and stakeholder in the debate has a perspective that
is justified by a clause from the
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constitution regarding fundamental rights accorded to all
citizens. While gun control and gun
ownership issues are found in many countries all over the
world, this analysis will utilize the
United States as a case on point with which to explore the topic
of gun control. To begin with, it
is important to present the problem and how it impacts the
people of America. The United States
has a gun ownership system that makes it possible for eligible
individuals to purchase and own
firearms for their personal security. On the other hand, the
United States has been subjected
through arrays of gun violence and mass shooting cases that are
directly attributed to its lack of
stringent gun control policies. The latest event is a Las Vegas
shooting in which a shooter fired
bullets using an automatic rifle at party-goers who attended an
outdoor concert in the Mandalay
Bay Hotel leaving 59 people dead and five hundred more
injured (Bui, Zapotosky, Barret, &
Berman, 2017). The number of guns allegedly in the hands of
civilians in the United States is
estimated at 300 million. This has been cited as the fundamental
cause of the relatively high rates
of gun violence in the country. For decades, America’s political
front has struggled to develop
effective policies that would put the matter to rest. In this
analysis, concepts from criminal
justice and government as related disciplines will be utilized to
develop a strategy to improve
gun control in the United States.
Criminal justice is a discipline that deals with the detection,
detainment, trial and
punishment of perpetrators of criminal activities. It is a field of

study that explores practices and
strategies utilized by arms of governments to accomplish social
control by preventing and
mitigating crime. On the other hand, the discipline of
government involves the theory and
practice of government, exploration of how politics influences
policy making and administration
as well as the general mechanisms that governments as entities
use to influence the people. These
two disciplines will be utilized side by side to understand the
plight of gun control and establish
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a strategy with which to settle the contention. Given the age of
the gun control debate, a large
number of scholars have presented varying perspectives on what
governments and stakeholders
in the policy making process are not doing to reduce gun
violence and promote responsible use
of firearms. In this analysis, concepts and facts from the
criminal justice view of gun control will
be used to engage the debate and provide aspects of justification
as to which policy approach is
best suited to solve the problem. On the other hand, policy
making and administration processes
as constructs of government will be utilized to design a policy
approach informed by the criminal
justice view that will provide a solution for the problem.
The objective of any criminal justice system is to establish
peace in the society through
specific control mechanisms that objectify the reduction of
crime. This means that the potential
of American criminal justice system must be reflected from the
reduction of crime rate in the
country. In this case, it is important to utilize gun violence

statistics to establish what proportion
of crime in America is directly attributed to weak gun control
policies. Since the Sandy Hook
Elementary School shooting in 2012, there have been an
estimated 1,500 mass shooting in the
United States alone. Fundamentally, a criminal justice policy is
only viable if it is designed
within the stipulations of the constitution and results into a
decrease in crime rate. According to
Lott (2013), understanding crime and gun control laws is key to
solving this stalemate. A
significant number of research highlight that the increasing
number of violent crime in which
guns are used in the United States are largely because guns are
easy to acquire. A criminal justice
system will only work optimally if the environment is designed
to promote its objectives. This
means that criminal justice entities are significantly influenced
by policies developed by the
government to establish a crime free nation. This is the premise
on which the proponents
supporting increased gun control base their arguments.
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A large number of research articles have alluded to the
relationship between gun
ownership and crime rate. Particularly in America, a significant
proportion of crime is directly
attributed to the fact that gun ownership is a culture. According
to Kleck (2015), it is not
necessarily true that higher gun ownership rates cause higher
crime rates.This research
highlights that only weak research allude to an existing
relationship between these two factors,
strong research establishes that there is no correlation.

However, other research highlight that
states with larger number of guns experience more deaths than
those with less guns. Similarly,
those states with stricter gun control policies register fewer
deaths as a result of gun violence.
What this means is that guns also play a role in promoting
crime. Therefore, as much as gun
ownership contributes to crime, sufficient research evidence is
required to utilize gun control as a
mechanism of reducing violent crime. In a similar research by
Monuteaux, Lee, Hemenway,
Mannix, Fleegler (2015), it was established that the contrary
was true, a research finding that
supports the contribution of guns to crime.
On the other hand, the United States government has a long
history of trying to utilize the
policy framework to control gun ownership and by extension,
gun violence. America being a gun
culture, there is a strong will be the people to support gun
ownership or less gun control laws to
service this cultural preference. It must be noted that the Second
Amendment introduces a bone
of contention in its interpretation. Both sides of the arguments
cite the law as establishing
provisions for them to either own guns for their safety and self-
protection or confinement of gun
ownership to officers mandated by the constitution to protect
the public. While this standoff
continues, more and more guns are getting into the hands of
criminals who then perpetrate the
mass shootings, homicides and suicides that taint the potential
of the country’s policy framework
and criminal justice system.
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In conclusion, there are a number of criminal justice
interventions that can be embraced
to solve the problem. It must be noted that this requires the
coordination of both disciplines
explored in this analysis. The first recommendation is the
introduction of gun courts which will
be used to develop a criminal justice approach to controlling
gun abuse (Blocher & Miller,
2016). Secondly, there is need to enhance sentencing for firearm
related crimes. It is important to
understand that the realization of these recommendations hugely
depend on greater
understanding of policy development process. This is because
there have been significant
constitutional and social impediments that have hindered the
strengthening of the gun control
policies.
References
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Blocher, J., & Miller, D. A. (2016). What is gun control? Direct
burdens, incidental burdens, and
the boundaries of the Second Amendment. The University of
Chicago Law Review, 295-
355.
Bui, L., Zapotosky, M., Barret, D., & Berman, M. (2017, 10 2).
At least 59 killed in Las Vegas
shooting rampage, more than 500 others injured. The
Washington Post.
Kleck, G. (2015). The impact of gun ownership rates on crime
rates: A methodological review of
the evidence. Journal of criminal justice, 43(1), 40-48.
Lott, J. R. (2013). More guns, less crime: Understanding crime
and gun control laws. University
of Chicago Press.

Monuteaux, M. C., Lee, L. K., Hemenway, D., Mannix, R., &
Fleegler, E. W. (2015). Firearm
ownership and violent crime in the US: an ecologic study.
American journal of preventive
medicine, 49(2), 207-214.
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Article Evaluation Checklist
The article was reviewed by experts in the field who mostly
were other scholars interested in the same topic. Being a juried
publication, it was sourced from an online journal. Just like
most peer reviewed publications, the article had a stated
research question and equally comprehensive section where the
research problem was explored. As the research involved active
research processes, data collection processes were described a
complete methodology section provided. The researchers
gathered new data and used their findings to inform their
discussion and conclusions. The research is logically organized
and very easy to follow. This is because the relevant sections

are organized into chapters and a table of content provided to
assist with navigation. I would recommend that the research
should have used more diagrams or illustrations to improve
organization and readability. The procedures used were not only
clear, but also well-articulated. Finally, I agree with the
author’s interpretations and conclusions and believe it is
interesting to read how the author articulates his experience
while undertaking the research.
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Good post Gregory, Looks like you have found some good
research material to help you on this paper. It's always nice
when you find good information that is easy to follow. good
luck with your future research.
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Walt Pierce
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Gregory, this is a very good post. When I first read the initial
discussion parameters is was difficult for me. But after reading
your post I understand and I was on the right track. It is good to

see your research is coming along smoothly. I have been using
the EBSCO library database, and I also used "Ask the
Librarian" she found tons of articles and information on my
topic.
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Jeremy Price
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The organization and content seem to be the keys to this
article. I believe you have reviewed a great article for your
topic, and the information should lend to a great paper.
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you are right on task here! The only change I would make is
that you develop a more specific thesis statement. You've
already written your first draft, so you are all set in terms of
moving forward.... BRAVO!!! Dr. B

Gun Control: Outline and Annotated Bibliography
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1. Introduction
i) Introduce the debate on gun control; debates on gun control
have been the epitome of
political contention for quite some time.
ii) The United States has been subjected through arrays of gun
violence and mass shooting
cases that are directly attributed to its lack of stringent gun
control policies.
iii) Thesis: In this analysis, concepts from criminal justice and
government as related
disciplines will be utilized to develop a strategy to explore gun
control in the United
States.
2. Overview of Disciplines
i) Criminal justice is a discipline that deals with the detection,
detainment, trial and
punishment of perpetrators of criminal activities.
ii) The discipline of government involves the theory and
practice of government,
exploration of how politics influences policy making and
administration as well as the
general mechanisms that governments as entities use to
influence the people.
iii) These two disciplines will be utilized side by side to
understand the plight of gun
control and establish a strategy with which to settle the
contention.
3. Criminal Justice Viewpoint of Gun Control
i) The objective of any criminal justice system is to establish
peace in the society through

specific control mechanisms that objectify the reduction of
crime.
ii) A large number of research articles have alluded to the
relationship between gun
ownership and crime rate while others refute the existence of
this relationship.
4. Gun Violence Statistics
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i) Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012,
there have been an
estimated 1,500 mass shooting in the United States alone.
ii) Statistics on the number of violence cases in which a person
dies and is directly
attributed to weak gun policies.
iii) Distribution of guns in the United States
5. Government Viewpoint of Gun Control
i) The United States government has a long history of trying to
utilize the policy
framework to control gun ownership and by extension, gun
violence.
ii) The Second Amendment introduces a bone of contention in
its interpretation, both sides
of the arguments cite the law as establishing provisions for
them to either own guns for
their safety and self-protection or confinement of gun
ownership to officers mandated
by the constitution to protect the public.
6. Conclusion and Recommended

Solution
s
i) A quality solution requires the coordination of both
disciplines explored in this
analysis.
ii) Introduction of gun courts which will be used to develop a
criminal justice approach to
controlling gun abuse (Blocher & Miller, 2016).
iii) Enhance sentencing for firearm related crimes.
iv) Constitutional and social impediments that hinder the
strengthening of gun control
policies.
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Annotated Bibliography
Blocher, J., & Miller, D. A. (2016). What is gun control? Direct
burdens, incidental burdens,
and the boundaries of the Second Amendment. The University
of Chicago Law Review,
295-355.
In this research, Blocher and Miller explore the direct and

incidental burdens that come
with gun control laws. Of critical importance is the coverage
and interpretation of the Second
Amendment. This article explores some of the most contentious
issues about the conduct of gun
owners and what the law stipulates. In their analysis, they
explore intentional torts and criminal
law, negligence and property among many others. Of focus in
this research is the interplay between
criminal justice and aspects of governance in enabling effective
gun control. Therefore, for
purposes of clarity, the researchers provide a good definition of
gun control. With respect to this
research, this article will provide the closure needed to obtain a
criminal justice view of gun
control. It will also present the legal framework on which
violent crimes in which guns are used
are evaluated and characterized. This is important because it
will create an understanding of how
responsible use of guns can be encouraged.
Bui, L., Zapotosky, M., Barret, D., & Berman, M. (2017, 10 2).
At least 59 killed in Las Vegas
shooting rampage, more than 500 others injured. The
Washington Post.
In this Washington Post news article, Bui and colleagues report

on the most recent incident
of mass shooting in Las Vegas. They narrate the incident by
exploring many different aspects of
contention in relation to the increasing number of mass
shootings in the country. This article has
been selected for this research because it provides a case-in-
point of one of the most crucial aspects
of evidence that will form this research. Gun control debates are
significantly influenced by
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occurrences in which lives are lost as a consequence of
irresponsible use of firearms. As a matter
of fact, the gun control debate has resurfaced as a result of the
large number of people who lost
their lives in this incident and the sheer number of guns that
were in the possession of the
perpetrator. Therefore, this article establishes an important
context on which the debate can be
researched and effective solutions developed.
Jung, R. S., & Jason, L. A. (1988). Firearm violence and the
effects of gun control
legislation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16(4),
515-524.

In this research, Jung and Jason purport that there is
considerable evidence to indicate that
firearms contribute to the staggering rates of crime in the
United States. Besides focusing on how
gun ownership influences violence, this research explores the
effects of gun control legislation.
This is a very important aspect of consideration for this
research. The United States has a long
history of embracing policy approaches to solving the gun
control problem. However, very little
success has been achieved from this front. This will be very
important in introducing a new policy
approach that will provide effective remedies to this social
problem. There is no doubt, as
expressed in this article, that policy approaches can have some
levels of success depending on how
they are designed and their ultimate implementation. In effect,
they evaluated two fundamental
gun control laws that were designed to reduce a wide variety of
crimes. These laws will be used
as examples in exploring the potential of a policy approach to
gun control.
Kleck, G. (2015). The impact of gun ownership rates on crime
rates: A methodological review
of the evidence. Journal of criminal justice, 43(1), 40-48.

In this research, Kleck reviewed 41 studies of the impact of gun
prevalence on crime rates
using 3 methodological criteria. The objective of the research
was to establish the extent to which
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each study contributed to a solution for the problem. The
findings indicated that most of the studies
did not solve any of the problems. This research concluded that
the hypothesis that higher gun
prevalence leads to higher crime rates is supported by weak
research. This finding is very important
in establishing rational judgment on the actual impact of gun
prevalence on crime rates. The
criminal justice viewpoint utilized in this research will rely
entirely on research evidence linking
gun prevalence to criminal activities. It must be note however
that this research explores only one
of the matters in contention in gun control debate. Therefore, it
will be used as evidence when
weighing the impact of gun prevalence on criminal activities in
this research.
Lott, J. R. (2013). More guns, less crime: Understanding crime
and gun control laws.

University of Chicago Press.
This is one of the most critical resources for this research. In
this book, Lott explores most
of the issues in contention in as far as gun control is concerned.
To begin with, this research offers
an approach with which to test the effects of gun control. This
is important because it helps to
obtain reliable facts on which to base the research on. Most
importantly, this research explores
three fundamental elements that are covered in this research;
gun ownership, gun laws and data on
crime. Moreover, it not only examines concealed-handgun laws
and crime rates, but also the
political and academic debate. As expressed, this book provides
critical exposure required in
building a context with which to apply concepts from criminal
justice and government as related
disciplines. Furthermore, a whole section is dedicated to
exploring the gun control debate as it has
evolved in the United States. This coincides with the choice of
this research to use the United
States as the case study.
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Monuteaux, M. C., Lee, L. K., Hemenway, D., Mannix, R., &
Fleegler, E. W. (2015). Firearm
ownership and violent crime in the US: an ecologic study.
American journal of
preventive medicine, 49(2), 207-214.
In this research, Monuteaux and colleagues examine the
relationship between population-
level firearm ownership rates and violent crime. The main
objective of this research is to test the
association between state-level firearm ownership and violent
crime. They use annual rates of
criminal acts and established that indeed higher levels of
firearm ownership were associated with
higher levels of firearm assault and firearm robbery. This
research therefore provides research
evidence for the other side of the contention. There is
significant evidence that suggests a
relationship between gun ownership rates in populations and
crime rates. This research is very
important in the policy development process, this is primarily
because policy development is a
population-level process. There are many stakeholders that must
be involved in the policy making
process, particularly in aspects of contention in which large
proportions of the population support

either side. Its primary finding is that states with higher levels
of firearm ownership have an
increased risk for violent crimes.
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based on the rest of your outline.
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INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS:
do work on a paper topic that fully embraces your areas of study
in Criminal Justice, with some course work in Government and
Business. Perhaps you'd like to look at gun control with a focus
on Criminal Justice and Government. That would be a great fit
for your areas of expertise. Thanks! Dr. BP.S. This final APA
style/format research paper needs to be based on your areas of
study, as well as at least two of the disciplines listed for the
course.
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I have the next topic, “How employee involvement and
employee empowerment contribute to lessening the rate of
employee turnout.” I have selected this topic primarily because
employee turnout affects every organization, and being an
individual who desires to take up the role of a HR Manager in
the future, I must research the ways in which employee
motivation can be enhanced and employee turnout can be
minimized.
Lack of motivation and feeling of disengagement are the two
most important causes of employee turnout, and they also act as
hindrances to the process of accomplishing overall
organizational success. It has been observed by many scholars
and researchers, and organizational leaders that, employee
involvement and employee empowerment are the two pivotal
processes which have the potential to enhance the degree of
employee motivation and employee engagement. Going through

the literature present on my topic of concern, I have understood
the worth of continuing my research on the topic. Employee
turnout is a major problem of many of the economies across the
globe, and conducting a research on the ways of mitigating the
problem will be a worthy one indeed. This research will
advance the frontier of knowledge in respect of minimizing
employee turnout, and though I have not yet discussed with an
expert in this field, I will surely be doing so as a part of my
field work. Moreover, I have studied my research angle from
every angle and I don’t think that there will be any such issue
related to the topic of research which could surprise me during
research.
As a part of my research methodology, I will conduct a review
of the existing literature on my research topic, and will gather
data through online means and through field work (comprising
of face-to-face interviews, surveys, etc.). Primarily, I will be
relying on a qualitative analysis of the collected data.
Moreover, I have also a plan to interpret the data in the
discussion section of the research paper. Finally, for conducting
this research, as discussed earlier, I will resort to some specific
research tools including online data collection, online Website
reviews, questionnaires for face-to-face interviews, surveys,
etc.
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I am intrigued by this topic. Being a supervisor I strive to have
others believe in themselves and the team. While I was in the
Army I learned the value of a team, and how much it meant to
advancement. What I have seen throughout my career is that
companies care more about money than the employees. Policies
being passed down by leadership the employees do not deem
worthy enough to do so causes a tremendous amount dissension.
Also tasks that employees feel cannot be completed in the
proper amount of time will cause major issues within a
company. I look forward to reading more of your ideas.
Byron Jasper
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I agree with you that lack of motivation and feeling of
disengagement are two important causes of employee turnout. It
is the responsibility of the leadership to motivate employees.
When a person is in a leadership position they have to treat
employees with respect and dignity. Recognizing and rewarding

productive employees is a great way to motivate employees. I
think you have chosen a great topic and will have no problem
finding information to complete your paper.
The issues of motivation and disengagement are some serious
issues I have seen in Army Aviation and civilian aviation. In
the Army Reserve we are seeing more and more soldiers getting
out due to poor leadership and a lost since of contribution.
When I see someone that gets out of flight school excited and
ready to begin his/her aviation career it is very satisfying. I
then see the same individual a year later with very little
accomplished and talking about getting out when their
commitment is up due to disengagement of the part time
reservist and the command structure. I look forward to your
posts and paper.

Respectfully,
Gunner
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