+ What We Know About Gun Use Among Adolescents
- Author:
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Wilkinson, Deanna L. / Fagan, Jeffrey
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Crime, Gender, Gun Carrying, Homicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Male, Violence, firearms acquisition and use, interviews
The authors provide a useful review of studies that used school-based surveys or samples of high-risk youth to assess adolescents’ gun-related behavior over the 1990’s. The authors conclude that, although...
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+ Reassessing who contributed most to the decline in violence during the 1990s: A reminder that size does matter
- Author:
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Rennison, Callie Marie / Planty, Mike
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Violence and Victims
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIME, fatal violence, firearm violence, nonfatal violence, young Black urban males
Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, including approximately 200,000 interviews annually, were used to examine the trends in nonfatal, serious violence from 1994 through 2001. Firearms...
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+ Adolescent femicide - A population-based study
- Author:
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Coyne-Beasley, T. / Moracco, K. E. / Casteel, M. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Criminology, Gender, Homicide, State
- Keywords:
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Firearms, criminal record, intimate violence, relatiionship abuse
The authors examined the context of adolescent femicide, using data from medical examiner reports for all 11- to 18-year-old female homicide victims from 1990 to 1995 in North Carolina and supplementing...
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+ Psychosocial needs of young persons who are victims of interpersonal violence
- Author:
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Zun, L. S. / Rosen, J. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Medical, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, African American, Male, psychosocial need
In this descriptive study, the authors assessed the psychosocial needs of victims of interpersonal violence, using a sample of 112 such victims aged 10 to 24 years and a specialized evaluation tool administered...
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+ Relationship between Attributional Errors and at-Risk Behaviors among Juvenile Delinquents.
- Author:
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Daley, C.E / Onwuegbuzie, A.J.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Non-journal (the paper was presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association in New Orleans, LA; April 24-28, 2000)
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Education/Counseling, Gender, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Violence, delinquency, guns, juvenile gangs
Using data derived from surveying 82 adolescent males aged 12 to 18, who were incarcerated in correctional facilities in a large southeastern state in the U.S., the authors explore whether risky behaviors...
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+ Population Factors Associated with Assault-related Firearm Injuries in Male Adolescents.
- Author:
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McLaughlin, C.R. / Daniel, J. / Reiner, S.M. / Waite, D.E. / Reams, P.N. / Joost, T.F. / Anderson, J.L. / Gervin, A.S.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Gender
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Firearms, Substance Use, Violence, juvenile offender
To identify factors associated with an increased prevalence of assault-related firearm injuries in male adolescents, two groups of adolescents from the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area were compared...
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+ Gun carrying and drug selling among young incarcerated men and women
- Author:
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Kacanek, D. / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- J Urban Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Crime, Gender, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, Commerce, Crime/statistics & numerical data, Female
The study used data from the Social Determinants of Incarceration and HIV Risk Study, a survey of 135 men and 69 women, ages 18-25, incarcerated at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institution. Participants...
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+ Young men convicted of firearms offences in England and Wales: An exploration of family and educational background as opportunities for prevention
- Author:
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Hayden C / Hales G / Lewis C / Silverstone D
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Policy Studies
- Topics:
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Crime, Gender, International, Prevention
- Keywords:
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ENGLAND, Educational Background, Family Background, Firearm Offenses, Wales
The authors used data collected from interviews of 80 young men in England and Wales convicted of firearms offences to characterize the family and educational backgrounds of the men and explore opportunities...
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+ The prevalence and nature of violent offending by females
- Author:
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Koons-Witt, B. A. / Schram, P. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Ethnicity, Gender
- Keywords:
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Violence, co-offending, gun crime, violent offence
The authors examined the nature and prevalence of violence crimes by females and the relationship between co-offending and type of offense, using National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data...
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+ Increased risk of intimate partner homicide among California women who purchase handguns
- Author:
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Wintemute, G. J. / Wright, M. A. / Drake, C. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Handgun, intimate violence
In this letter to the editor, the authors expand on results from their previous research of mortality among handgun purchasers in California in 1991 that were followed-up through 1996. They used coroners’...
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