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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- 1. Guns, Crime, and Crime Prevention -- Q1. Does violent gun crime increase with increases in the availability of firearms? -- Q2. Do criminals have a preference for certain firearms over others? -- Q3. Does the "gun show loophole" substantially contribute to violent crime? -- Q4. Do current gun registration laws reduce violent crime and help apprehend violent criminals? -- Q5. Do ballistic fingerprinting and microstamping techniques currently in use help police solve gun crimes? -- Q6. Would a ban on "assault-style" rifles help prevent or reduce violent crime? -- 2. Guns and Personal Safety -- Q7. Does gun ownership and having a gun in the home increase personal safety? -- Q8. Does mandatory gun safety training reduce gun accidents and suicides? -- Q9. Do mandatory safe storage laws reduce accidental shootings and suicides? -- Q10. Do "stand your ground" laws increase an individual's personal safety? -- Q11. Do "red flag laws"/extreme risk orders increase domestic and family safety? -- 3. Guns and Societal Safety -- Q12. Is gun violence increasing in America? -- Q13. Are the police in favor of armed citizens? -- Q14. Can implementing "smart gun" technology make society safer? -- Q15. Would banning "bump" stocks and large-capacity magazines (LCMs) reduce shooting casualties? -- Q16. Can a comprehensive database on gun sales reduce gun violence? -- Q17. Would mandatory gun liability insurance decrease gun violence? -- Q18. Do gun control regulations increase the safety of minority group communities? -- 4. Guns and School Safety -- Q19. Are school shootings increasing in America? -- Q20. Does intensive media coverage inspire school shootings? -- Q21. Does allowing guns on college campuses increase campus gun violence?.

The military and police professions share a number of common facets, but in spite of surface similarities, the two professions are significantly different. Consequently, the evidence indicating a convergence of primary aspects of the two roles presages an important societal development, with substantial implications on several levels. Thus, this article has several objectives. First, it reviews the evidence indicating role convergence, that is, evidence that significant segments of police operations in the United States have taken on military characteristics; and evidence indicating that many U.S. military initiatives have taken on policing characteristics. Next, using the notion of internal and external role-change 'drivers', it examines how such role shifts occur and considers some political and legal implications of the shift. Third, the article compares the role orientations and job demands of both professions, identifying the important differences inherent in the two roles and presenting an analysis of the occupational implications of role convergence for job holders, job evaluators, and job 'clients' (i.e., ordinary citizens). The last section considers the implications of role convergence for role management. Adapted from the source document.

The military and police professions share a number of common facets, but in spite of surface similarities, the two professions are significantly different. Consequently, the evidence indicating a convergence of primary aspects of the two roles presages an important societal development, with substantial implications on several levels. Thus, this article has several objectives. First, it reviews the evidence indicating role convergence, that is, evidence that significant segments of police operations in the United States have taken on military characteristics; and evidence indicating that many U.S. military initiatives have taken on policing characteristics. Next, using the notion of internal and external role-change "drivers," it examines how such role shifts occur and considers some political and legal implications of the shift. Third, the article compares the role orientations and job demands of both professions, identifying the important differences inherent in the two roles and presenting an analysis of the occupational implications of role convergence for job holders, job evaluators, and job "clients" (i.e., ordinary citizens). The last section considers the implications of role convergence for role management.