A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Serbia
Апстракт
The uncontrolled spread and misuse of firearms challenges and threatens both State
and human security. According to the Small Arms Survey estimates, there are more
than one billion firearms in the world, the vast majority of which are in the possession
of civilians.1 Although Serbia is among the top-ranked countries according to the
estimated rate of civilian firearm holdings,2 the country is not characterised by high
levels of conventional crime or violence with firearms. As suggested by the Small Arms
and Light Weapons (SALW) survey, the period 2012–2016 saw a 34% decrease in criminal
offences committed with the use of firearms.3 In the period from 2010 to 2015,
approximately 260 deaths in Serbia annually resulted from firearms4 which include
approximately 52 firearm homicides annually (an annual average of 0.73 firearm
homicides per 100,000 population).
On the other hand, the problem of trafficking in and illicit possession of firearms is
also present in Serbia: most cas...es of homicide and other violent crimes are committed
using illicit firearms. However, apart from some studies of small arms and light
weapons (SALW) and domestic violence,5 no specific studies have been undertaken to
analyse the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking – particularly as a form of organised
crime – on gun violence in Serbia in general. Consequently, little is known about the
scope and dynamics of the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence. Taking
that as a starting point, the objective of the present study is to analyse the impact of
illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence in Serbia. The study has three main aims:
• to analyse the scope and nature of gun violence in Serbia;
• to analyse the characteristics of firearms used in gun violence in Serbia, and
• to map out existing policy and practice related to collecting and recording data in
this area, preventing gun violence, combating illicit firearm-trafficking and
limiting the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence.
Кључне речи:
gun violence / firearm trafficking / research / SerbiaИзвор:
Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe, 2022, 265-314-Издавач:
- Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute
Институција/група
rFASPERTY - RPRT AU - Ćopić, Sanja AU - Dokmanović, Mirjana PY - 2022 UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5086 AB - The uncontrolled spread and misuse of firearms challenges and threatens both State and human security. According to the Small Arms Survey estimates, there are more than one billion firearms in the world, the vast majority of which are in the possession of civilians.1 Although Serbia is among the top-ranked countries according to the estimated rate of civilian firearm holdings,2 the country is not characterised by high levels of conventional crime or violence with firearms. As suggested by the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) survey, the period 2012–2016 saw a 34% decrease in criminal offences committed with the use of firearms.3 In the period from 2010 to 2015, approximately 260 deaths in Serbia annually resulted from firearms4 which include approximately 52 firearm homicides annually (an annual average of 0.73 firearm homicides per 100,000 population). On the other hand, the problem of trafficking in and illicit possession of firearms is also present in Serbia: most cases of homicide and other violent crimes are committed using illicit firearms. However, apart from some studies of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and domestic violence,5 no specific studies have been undertaken to analyse the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking – particularly as a form of organised crime – on gun violence in Serbia in general. Consequently, little is known about the scope and dynamics of the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence. Taking that as a starting point, the objective of the present study is to analyse the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence in Serbia. The study has three main aims: • to analyse the scope and nature of gun violence in Serbia; • to analyse the characteristics of firearms used in gun violence in Serbia, and • to map out existing policy and practice related to collecting and recording data in this area, preventing gun violence, combating illicit firearm-trafficking and limiting the impact of illicit firearm-trafficking on gun violence. PB - Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute T2 - Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe T1 - A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Serbia SP - 265-314 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_5086 ER -
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Ćopić, S.,& Dokmanović, M.. (2022). A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Serbia. in Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute., 265-314. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_5086
Ćopić S, Dokmanović M. A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Serbia. in Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe. 2022;:265-314. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_5086 .
Ćopić, Sanja, Dokmanović, Mirjana, "A snapshot of illicit firearm-trafficking and gun violence in Serbia" in Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe (2022):265-314, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_5086 .