Citation

Braga AA, Kennedy DM. J. Crim. Justice 2001; 29(5): 379-388.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Youth and juvenile gun violence has been linked to the availability of firearms. Scholars have suggested that, in order to reduce youth and juvenile gun violence, the illicit gun markets serving youth and juveniles must be disrupted. The question of whether illegal firearms markets serving youth and juveniles can be disrupted has been vigorously debated in the academic literature on firearms and firearms crime. One view is that illegal gun market disruption strategies are ineffective because virtually all crime guns are stolen or obtained from non-retail sources. Another view is that such strategies could be effective because illicit firearms markets involving the improper diversion of firearms from retail sources are an important source of guns for youth and juveniles. In partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the authors review recent firearms trafficking investigations involving youth and juveniles. This research demonstrates that firearms are illegally diverted to youth and juveniles through a multitude of firearms trafficking pathways including unlicensed dealers, corrupt licensed dealers, and "straw" purchasers. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Criminal Justice, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by Elsevier Science)

Violit keywords:

Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Violence
Juvenile Firearms Carrying
Juvenile Firearms Ownership
Juvenile Firearms Use
Firearms Access
Firearms Violence
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