RT Article
T1 Adult and Youth Involvement in Gun-Related Crime: Implications for Gun Violence Prevention Interventions
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 29
IS 8
SP 799
OP 822
A1 Circo, Giovanni
A2 McGarrell, Edmund F. 1956-
A2 Pizarro, Jesenia M.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1726238512
AB The purpose of this study is to assess whether distinct targeted violence prevention programs are needed to address gun violence based on offender age. Police incident reports were used to analyze the temporal, situational, and spatial patterns of offending between a group of adult and youthful offenders in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Chi-square and logistic regression multivariate techniques were used to test the differences and similarities between these groups. The findings suggest that youth and adult offenders of gun crimes in Detroit are not significantly different in the time or place in which they offend. Only modest differences were observed in terms of situational characteristics. The most significant differences between youth and adult offenders involved the age of their victim and the presence of co-offenders. Policy implications are discussed.
K1 Violence
K1 Youth
K1 Guns
K1 Age
K1 Crime prevention
DO 10.1177/0887403416655431