Firearms Use by Offenders: 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities
CW Harlow, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)… - Bureau of Justice …, 2001 - ojp.gov
Describes firearm use of State and Federal prison inmates. Data are from the Surveys of
Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. These surveys of nationally-
representative samples of prison inmates in 1997 asked inmates about their use of firearms
during their current offense. Topics of this BJS Special Report include types of firearms used,
characteristics of inmates using firearms, why and where inmates used their firearms, and
where they obtained their firearms.
Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. These surveys of nationally-
representative samples of prison inmates in 1997 asked inmates about their use of firearms
during their current offense. Topics of this BJS Special Report include types of firearms used,
characteristics of inmates using firearms, why and where inmates used their firearms, and
where they obtained their firearms.