Gun violence poses a significant threat to public safety and health in the United States, making the prevention and reduction of firearm-related crimes and injuries a paramount concern. While prior research has systematically reviewed the literature to establish the concentration of crime and violence at micro-places and the effectiveness of hot spot interventions, there is a notable gap in similar efforts that specifically examine studies on gun violence at micro-places. The present study employs a scoping review methodology to comprehensively compile and analyze existing scientific knowledge on the characteristics of interpersonal gun violence at the micro-place level. A thorough search across four databases yielded fifty-one articles meeting our inclusion criteria: peer-reviewed articles, gray literature, and academic theses or dissertations published in English between January 1, 1990, and April 1, 2023. The review reveals several key themes: geographic concentration of gun violence, near-repeat phenomena, environmental risk factors linked to shootings, effectiveness of police and community-based interventions, social consequences of gun violence, and the efficacy of gunshot detection technology, along with other methodological considerations. This scoping review elucidates these themes and offers directions for future research in this critical field.

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从微观场所角度进行枪支暴力研究：范围界定审查


枪支暴力对美国的公共安全和健康构成重大威胁，因此预防和减少与枪支相关的犯罪和伤害成为首要关注的问题。虽然先前的研究已经系统地回顾了文献，以确定微型场所犯罪和暴力的集中程度以及热点干预措施的有效性，但专门研究微型场所枪支暴力的类似努力仍存在显着差距。本研究采用范围界定审查方法，全面整理和分析微观场所层面人际枪支暴力特征的现有科学知识。对四个数据库的彻底搜索产生了 51 篇符合我们纳入标准的文章：同行评审文章、灰色文献以及 1990 年 1 月 1 日至 2023 年 4 月 1 日期间以英文发表的学术论文或论文。该评论揭示了几个关键主题：枪支暴力的地理集中度、近乎重复的现象、与枪击事件相关的环境风险因素、警察和社区干预措施的有效性、枪支暴力的社会后果、枪击检测技术的有效性以及其他方法考虑因素。本范围审查阐明了这些主题，并为这一关键领域的未来研究提供了方向。