In the line of fire : youths, guns, and violence in urban America

In the line of fire : youths, guns, and violence in urban America /

"Violence committed by and against juveniles has come increasingly to define the public's image of the crime problem and the larger debate over anticrime policy. Though crime rates in most cities have been relatively stable for several years, homicide rates and gun-related assaults involvi...

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Main Author: Sheley, Joseph F.
Other Authors: Wright, James D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : A. de Gruyter, ©1995.
Series:Social institutions and social change
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquency > United States.
Urban youth > Crimes against > United States.
Firearms > Social aspects > United States.
Firearms and crime > United States.
Gun control > United States.
Violence > United States.
Délinquance juvénile > États-Unis.
Jeunes en milieu urbain > Crimes contre > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Armes à feu et criminalité > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > États-Unis.
Violence > États-Unis.
Firearms and crime.
Firearms > Social aspects.
Gun control.
Juvenile delinquency.
Violence.
Jongeren.
Geweld.
Wapenbezit.
Jeugdcriminaliteit.
Steden.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Guns and violence as an urban problem. Youth violence in streets and schools ; Weapons in the hands of kids ; Seeking causes: guns, drugs, and gangs ; Research issues ; The present study
  • Asking directly: the 1991 youth gun survey. Research sites ; Respondent representativeness ; Methodological issues ; Respondent sociodemographic characteristics ; Sociocriminal profiles
  • Guns in the hands of kids. Numbers and types of guns ; Owning versus carrying guns ; Choosing a handgun ; Where and how juveniles obtain guns ; Dealing guns ; Multivariate considerations ; Summary
  • Gun possession: crime, status, or protection. Guns and crime ; Gun dealing, gun possession, and crime ; Guns as status symbols ; Guns as protection ; Multivariate considerations ; Summary
  • Youth, drugs, and guns. Prior research on drugs and guns ; Drugs and guns in the present samples ; Drug use and gun activity ; Drug distribution and gun activity ; Drugs, predation, and gun activity ; Multivariate considerations ; Summary
  • Youth, gangs, and guns. Gangs, weaponry, and violence ; Conceptional issues and measurement ; Gangs and guns ; Individual gang members and guns ; Gang members and gun dealing ; Gangs and motivations for firearm activity ; Multivariate considerations ; Summary
  • Related themes for research. Girls and guns ; Weapon-related victimization ; Guns in the suburbs ; Conclusions
  • Kids, guns, and violence: conclusions and implications. Controlling guns ; Disrupting the illegal gun market ; Drugs and guns ; Gangs and guns ; Urban structure and culture.

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