Weapon carrying among inner-city junior high school students: defensive behavior vs aggressive delinquency.

1993193 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Patricia S. Gainer · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Knife carrying was associated with aggressiveness but did not appear to be related to serious delinquency. Gun carrying within this nonrandom sample appeared to be a component of highly aggressive delinquency rather than a purely defensive behavior.

Topics & Keywords

Gun Ownership and Violence Research Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutionsGender equality

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 83, Issue 11, pp. 1604-1608

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.11.1604

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