@article{ref1,
title="Worth the risk? Gun carrying and perceived criminal justice responses in Baltimore",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2020",
author="Crifasi, Cassandra Kercher and Booty, Marisa D. and Buggs, Shani A. and Webster, Daniel W. and Sherman, Susan G.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Policing strategies to deter illegal gun carrying by high-risk people are associated with reductions in gun violence. Many factors influence decisions to use or carry a gun in public, but it is unclear whether perceptions of the criminal justice system's response influence those decisions.   METHODS: We used a 2016 cross-sectional survey of criminal justice system-involved men in Baltimore City (n=195) to assess their recent frequency of gun carrying and perceptions of criminal justice system responses.   RESULTS: Forty-two per cent of respondents reported carrying a gun at least once; 15% carried a gun at least monthly. Those who carried at least monthly were significantly less likely than others to report that it was likely they would be caught carrying a gun on the street (31% vs 53%).   CONCLUSIONS: Challenges with holding accountable those who illegally possess or carry guns in public may influence behaviours and perceptions of the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043917",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043917"
}