+ Who are the young victims of violence?
- Author:
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Zun, L. S. / Downey, L. / Rosen, J.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatr Emerg Care
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Ethnic groups, Illinois, Violence
+ Adolescents Carrying Handguns and Taking Them to School: Psychosocial Correlates among Public School Students in Illinois
- Author:
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Williams, S. S. / Mulhall, P. F. / Reis, J. S. / DeVille, J. O.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Adolesc
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State
- Keywords:
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Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Firearms, Illinois
The authors examined psychosocial correlates of adolescents carrying a handgun and bringing a handgun to school, using data from a survey of 21,981 public school students in 6th, 8th, and 10th grades...
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+ The drugs-guns relationship: Exploring dynamic and static models
- Author:
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Reid, Lesley Williams
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Contemporary Drug Problems
- Topics:
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Crime
- Keywords:
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California, Drug Use, Illinois, gun crime, juvenile dilinquent
Using data from Sheley, Wright, and Smith’s 1991 Youth Gun Survey of 835 incarcerated, male, juvenile offenders in maximum-security prisons in California, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Illinois, the author...
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+ Handgun Safety - What Do Consumers Learn from Gun Dealers
- Author:
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Sanguino, S. M. / Dowd, M. D. / McEnaney, S. A. / Knapp, J. / Tanz, R. R.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Storage, Supply
- Keywords:
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Accident Prevention, Illinois, Missouri, Safety, cross-sectional study
The authors examined information from cross-sectional, semistructured, interactive interviews with licensed gun dealers in Chicago, Ill, and Kansas City, Mo, from July to October 1997 to evaluate the...
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+ Weapon carrying among rural southern Illinois elementary school children
- Author:
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Dennis, D. / Massie, J. E. / Wycoff-Horn, M. / Mouzon, L. / Pleban, F. T. / Monge, E. / Sarvela, P. D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Health Care Poor Underserved
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Gender, Gun Carrying, State, Students
- Keywords:
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Child Behavior, Firearms, Illinois, Violence, students
The authors describe the results of a four-question segment of a survey administered to 1,920 students (938 male, 982 female) enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade in elementary schools of southern...
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+ Firearm Deaths, Gun Availability, and Legal Regulatory Changes: Suggestions from the Data
- Author:
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Weaver, Greg S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology
- Topics:
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Homicide, Local, Supply
- Keywords:
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Chicago, Firearms, Illinois, SAFETY regulations, Weapons
The author examined homicides in Chicago between 1879 and 1930, described developments in the city’s firearm laws, and explored factors leading to the increased availability of firearms in Chicago.
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+ Gun Control in the United States: A Comparative Survey of State Firearm Laws
- Author:
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Open Society Institute, United States
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Spectrum: Journal of State Government
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, State, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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California, Connecticut, citizen gun ownership, citizen gun use, firearm-crime relationships, gun control legislation, handguns, Hawaiian Islands, Illinois, licensing, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, state-by-state analyses, state laws, violence prevention, United States of America
This study reviews State laws related to gun ownership, possession, sale, and transfer, with the gun control laws of each state scored on 30 criteria that include registration of firearms, safety training,...
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