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Colin Loftin

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46

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Active since

1972

Affiliations

University at Albany, State University of New York(Current)

University of Maryland, College Park

Albany State University

University of Michigan

Institute of Criminology

Colin Loftin is an author at University at Albany, State University of New York specializing in criminal justice, law, and criminal law.

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Criminal JusticeLawCriminal LawSociologyFirearm ViolenceStatisticsPublic PolicySocial SciencesAggressionPublic Health

Publications per year

1972–2017

46

Publications

46

Effects of Restrictive Licensing of Handguns on Homicide and Suicide in the District of Columbia

Colin Loftin, David McDowall, Brian Wiersema et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 402 citations · Full text

Regional Subculture and Homicide: An Examination of the Gastil-Hackney Thesis

Colin Loftin, Robert H. Hill · American Sociological Review · 1974 · 383 citations

Ethnicity, Colonialism, Education +16

Seasonal Cycles in Crime, and Their Variability

David McDowall, Colin Loftin, Matthew Pate · Journal of Quantitative Criminology · 2011 · 196 citations

Crime Science, Crime Forecasting, Seasonal Cycles +3

Crime in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective.

Colin Loftin, Marshall B. Clinard, Daniel J. Abbott · Social Forces · 1975 · 162 citations

International Criminology, Development Economics, Comparative Perspective +4

AN ERRORS‐IN‐VARIABLE MODEL OF THE EFFECT OF POVERTY ON URBAN HOMICIDE RATES

Colin Loftin, Robert Nash Parker · Criminology · 1985 · 120 citations

Criminal Code, Population Poverty, Law +17

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