RT Article
T1 Do Different Factors Explain Low- versus High-Rate Adolescent Weapon Carrying?
JF Victims & offenders
VO 16
IS 2
SP 203
OP 222
A1 Li, Carrie K. W.
A2 Almanza, Matthew
A2 Abad, Daniel
A2 Melde, Chris
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/174736388X
AB 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.
K1 fear of crime/perceived risk
K1 Victimization
K1 Adolescence
K1 Juvenile Offenders
DO 10.1080/15564886.2020.1799467