In the Line of Fire: Youths, Guns, and Violence in Urban AmericaDrawing upon their research in the most extensive study to date, the authors here describe the means and methods of gun-related violence among urban youth. Using data collected from juvenile male inmates and male students in inner-city high schools, Sheley and Wright focus on the number, type, and method of acquisition of firearms, as well as the varying reasons given for carrying arms. The book concludes by challenging some stereotypes, and urging a policy aimed at reducing the motivation for gun possession by youth, rather than simply attempting to remove guns from their hands. |
Contents
GUNS AND VIOLENCE AS AN URBAN PROBLEM | 1 |
Youth Violence in Streets and Schools | 4 |
Weapons in the Hands of Kids | 6 |
Guns Drugs and Gangs | 8 |
Research Issues | 9 |
The Present Study | 11 |
Notes | 12 |
ASKING DIRECTLY THE 1991 YOUTH GUN SURVEY | 13 |
Drug Use and Gun Activity | 78 |
Drug Distribution and Gun Activity | 83 |
Drugs Predation and Gun Activity | 86 |
Multivariate Considerations | 89 |
Summary | 90 |
Notes | 93 |
YOUTH GANGS AND GUNS | 95 |
Conceptual Issues and Measurement | 97 |
Research Sites | 14 |
Respondent Representativeness | 15 |
Methodological Issues | 23 |
Respondent Sociodemographic Characteristics | 26 |
Sociocriminal Profiles | 27 |
Notes | 35 |
GUNS IN THE HANDS OF KIDS | 39 |
Numbers and Types of Guns | 40 |
Owning versus Carrying Guns | 42 |
Choosing a Handgun | 44 |
Where and How Juveniles Obtain Guns | 46 |
Dealing Guns | 50 |
Multivariate Considerations | 51 |
Summary | 53 |
GUN POSSESSION CRIME STATUS OR PROTECTION | 57 |
Gun Dealing Gun Possession and Crime | 63 |
Guns as Status Symbols | 64 |
Guns as Protection | 67 |
Multivariate Considerations | 69 |
Summary | 71 |
Notes | 72 |
YOUTH DRUGS AND GUNS | 75 |
Drugs and Guns in the Present Samples | 77 |
Gangs and Guns | 99 |
Individual Gang Members and Guns | 100 |
Gang Members and Gun Dealing | 103 |
Multivariate Considerations | 113 |
Summary | 115 |
Notes | 117 |
RELATED THEMES FOR RESEARCH | 119 |
WeaponRelated Victimization | 126 |
Guns in the Suburbs | 135 |
Conclusions | 142 |
Notes | 143 |
KIDS GUNS AND VIOLENCE CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS | 147 |
Controlling Guns | 148 |
Disrupting the Illegal Gun Market | 153 |
Drugs and Guns | 154 |
Gangs and Guns | 156 |
Urban Structure and Culture | 157 |
Notes | 162 |
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In the Line of Fire: Youths, Guns, and Violence in Urban America Joseph F. Sheley,James D. Wright No preview available - 1995 |
In the Line of Fire: Youths, Guns, and Violence in Urban America Joseph F. Sheley,James D. Wright No preview available - 1995 |
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