RT Article
T1 Perceived gun access and gun carrying among male adolescent offenders
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 18
IS 2
SP 179
OP 195
A1 Keil, Spencer
A2 Beardslee, Jordan
A2 Schubert, Carol A.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/180870679X
AB Gun violence takes a significant toll on adolescents in the United States, and there is a lack of longitudinal research on perceptual factors that drive gun carrying. Notably, there is no information on the relationship between perception of gun accessibility and gun carrying. Using data collected between 2000 and 2006 in the Pathways to Desistance Study, we examine the effects of perceived access to guns in a sample of adolescent offenders. A generalized estimating equations approach tested the effect of perceived gun access along with other known risk factors for gun carrying across time. Even after adjusting for these other risk factors, perceived gun access was significantly related to future carrying. Our findings support self-reported gun availability as a significant, population-based risk factor related to gun carrying in high-risk youth. Further research on how perceived access mediates the decision to carry guns would be valuable for formulating effective gun policy.
K1 gun violence
K1 Adolescents
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Gun access
DO 10.1177/1541204019865312