Do Different Factors Explain Low- versus High-Rate Adolescent Weapon Carrying?

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This study examined whether prominent accounts of adolescent weapon carrying (i.e., fear and victimization, deviant lifestyle) differentially explain weapon carrying across low- and high-rate carriers. Panel data from 1,285 students from nine U.S. cities were utilized to establish time-order of vari...

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Authors: Li, Carrie K. W. (Author) ; Almanza, Matthew (Author) ; Abad, Daniel (Author) ; Melde, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2021, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-222
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
fear of crime/perceived risk
Victimization
Adolescence
Juvenile Offenders
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Summary:This study examined whether prominent accounts of adolescent weapon carrying (i.e., fear and victimization, deviant lifestyle) differentially explain weapon carrying across low- and high-rate carriers. Panel data from 1,285 students from nine U.S. cities were utilized to establish time-order of variables. Results suggest victimization differentiates non-weapon carriers from infrequent weapon carriers but does not predict higher rates of carrying. High-rate weapon carriers reported lower fear but higher levels of self-efficacy relative to less frequent weapon carriers. Results suggest common explanations of weapon carrying may not be general, but rather may help to explain idiosyncratic patterns of weapon carrying.
ISSN:1556-4991
DOI:10.1080/15564886.2020.1799467