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How youthful offenders perceive gun violence / Julie H. Goldberg, William Schwabe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldberg, Julie H.
- Series:
- Documented briefing (Rand Corporation) ; DB-271-NIJ.
- Documented briefing ; DB-271-NIJ
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles--Attitudes.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Gang members--California--Los Angeles--Attitudes.
- Gang members.
- Firearms and crime--California--Los Angeles.
- Firearms and crime.
- Youth and violence--California--Los Angeles.
- Youth and violence.
- Juvenile delinquency--California--Los Angeles--Prevention.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (38 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study explores youthful offenders' perceptions of risks involved with carrying or using firearms. Based on interviews with 36 offenders at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall, the study considers ways youth gun violence might be deterred. Findings, though preliminary, may be useful in formulating strategies for violence reduction in urban settings.
- Contents:
- Intro
- PREFACE
- SUMMARY
- Focus of this research project
- Perceptions that might influence gun- related behaviors
- Each set of perceptions could lead to a different policy
- Methodology
- Structure of the survey
- Demographics
- Most of the youth were in gangs, but many expressed intent to get out
- Delinquent acts
- Exposure to community-level violence
- Personal and vicarious victimization
- Justifications for gun use
- Perceived choice to carry a gun
- Justifications for carrying a gun
- Negative future expectations
- Expectations of future gun victimization
- Protection from victimization
- Perceived aversion to probation or incarceration
- Positive future expectations
- The scenario
- Values and choices under scenario assumptions
- Average perceived risks under scenario assumptions
- Sensitivity to context
- Characteristics of shooters
- Shooters endorse more justifications to shoot
- Shooters predict a future they cannot control
- Not unaware of future consequences
- Complex influence of friends
- Concluding observations.
- Notes:
- "Supported by the National Institute of Justice."
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-7599-3
- OCLC:
- 76898839
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