Citation

Wallace LN. Youth Violence Juv. Justice 2017; 15(1): 84-98.

Affiliation

Department of Criminal Justice, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1541204015585363

PMID

28018135

Abstract

While much existing research has examined either juvenile or adult weapon carrying, this study assesses whether carrying a weapon to school as a juvenile is predictive of bringing a handgun to school or work in adulthood. Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

RESULTS show a decline in weapon carrying behavior over time. However, youth who report school weapon carrying in adolescence are much more likely to report carrying a handgun to school or work in adulthood.

FINDINGS also demonstrate that victimization, rather than offending behavior, is predictive of adulthood handgun carrying at school and work.

Language: en