Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Youth Firearm Access, Possession or Carrying

Overview

Journal Am J Crim Justice

Publisher Springer

Date 2020 Oct 5

PMID 33013151

Citations 3

Authors

Sabrina Arredondo Mattson

Eric Sigel

Melissa C Mercado

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Abstract

Firearm homicide and suicide are the leading causes of violence-related injury deaths among U.S. youth. However, evaluations of the effectiveness of firearm violence prevention programs and strategies to reducing youth firearm violence are limited. To help inform and evaluate such efforts, this study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with youth firearm access, possession or carrying (for reasons other than hunting or target shooting) among a sample of U.S. urban youth in the Mountain West. Findings show the influence that youth violence risk (e.g., having friends engaged in delinquency; violence; drug sales; gang fights; exposure to violence; screening positive for violence risk) can have on youth firearm access, possession or carrying. Implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.

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