Research/Publications

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2013).  Gun-related deaths: What has really happened in Australia?  Annals of Internal Medicine, rapid response.  Published online 19 March 2013.

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (working paper).  Why 'finding nothing' matters for good science and policy.

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2012).  Suicide Prevention and Method Restriction: Evaluating the Impact of Limiting Access to Lethal Means among Young Australians.  Archives of Suicide Research, 16: 135-146.

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2011).  Mass Shootings in Australia and New Zealand: A Descriptive Study of Incidence.  Justice Policy Journal, 8(1).

• McPhedran, S., Baker, J., & Singh, P. (2011).  Firearm Homicide in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand: What Can We Learn from Long-term International Comparisons? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(2).

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2008). Enhancing Evidence-based Policy: Principles and Practice from a Case Study of Australian Firearms Legislation.  Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 20(2).

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2008).  The Impact of Australia’s 1996 Firearms Legislation: A Research Review with Emphasis on Data Selection, Methodological Issues, and Statistical Outcomes.  Justice Policy Journal, 5(1)

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2008).  Recent Australian Suicide Trends for Males and Females at the National Level: Has the Rate of Decline Differed?  Health Policy, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.009

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2007).  Australian Firearms Data Requires a Cautious Approach.  British Journal of Psychiatry (Letters), September 6 2007.

• McPhedran, S., & Baker, J. (2007). Australian Firearms Legislation and Unintentional Firearm Deaths: A theoretical explanation for the absence of decline following the 1996 gun laws.  Public Health, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.012

• Neill and Leigh's "Weak Tests and Strong Conclusions: A Re-analysis of Gun Deaths and the Australian Firearms Buyback" Revisited: The Value of a Conservative Conclusion (Related material: Flawed Analysis or Flawed Understanding?)

• What Was Australia's 1996 Gun Buyback Designed to Achieve? (Related material: John Howard Press Release May 14 1996)

• Baker, J., & McPhedran, S. (2007). Review and Critique of: Chapman, S., Alpers, P., Agho, K., & Jones, M. (2006).  Australia's gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings.

• Baker, J., & McPhedran, S. (2006).  Gun Laws and Sudden Death: Did the Australian Firearms Legislation of 1996 Make a Difference?  British Journal of Criminology.  DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azl084

• Australian Firearms Legislation: Facts, Fallacies, and International Comparisons - text of invited presentation, SSAA Vic. Awards Night 2006

• Simple Statistics - Not Always as Simple as They Seem!

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