Nondiscretionary Concealed Weapons Law: A Case Study of Statistics, Standards of Proof, and Public Policy

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L aw enforcement officials have consistently ranked the development of remote weapons detection technology as a top priority. Thus when President Clinton read an article by the eminent public policy analyst James Q. Wilson on “What To Do About Crime” in Commentary magazine, he marked two key passages for review and action. Wilson pointed out that although firearms play a key role in rising viol...

Learning from the Limitations of Deterrence Research

Public policy and scientific knowledge concerning deterrence have long been marching in different directions. Despite the proliferation of threestrikes, mandatory minimum, and concealed weapons laws and retention of capital punishment in 37 states, there is little credible evidence that changes in sanctions affect crime rates, and there is no credible evidence that capital punishment deters bet...

“Stop, You’re Killing us!” An Alternative Take on Populism and Public Health; Comment on “The Rise of Post-truth Populism in Pluralist Liberal Democracies: Challenges for Health Policy”

Ewen Speed and Russell Mannion correctly identify several contours of the challenges for health policy in what it is useful to think of as a post-democratic era. I argue that the problem for public health is not populism per se, but rather the distinctive populism of the right coupled with the failure of the left to develop compelling counternarratives. Further, defences of ‘science’ must be te...

Public health implications of carrying concealed weapons: have we thought this policy through?

Assessing Senior Managers' Level of Awareness of Standards and Regulations Related to the Health System: A Case Study in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Background and Aim: Managers’ sufficient awareness about rules and regulations and the legal issues of health system may lead to their optimal performance in organizations. Therefore, this study is conducted to determine senior managers’ level of knowledge about legal rules and regulations related to the health system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Materials and Methods: The ...