• E4J University Module Series: Firearms

• Module 1: Introduction to Firearms, their Availability, Illicit Trafficking and Criminal Use

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Framing the issue of firearms and the consequences of their illicit trafficking and use
  • Direct impact of firearms
  • Indirect impacts of firearms on states or communities
  • International and national responses and approaches to addressing the problem of illicit trafficking and access of firearms
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

• First published in October 2019

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Student assessment

 

This section provides suggestions for post-class assignments for the purpose of assessing student understanding of the Module. Suggestions for pre-class or in-class assignments are provided in the Exercises section.

Assessment

Using the table of impacts from the Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied, ask students to produce an academic poster that addresses one of the impacts of development limited in their State or region.

Guidance for academic posters can be found here.

Table 1.6 Table of Impacts on Development Source: Small Arms Surveys, 2003

 

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