Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2296, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Jul;26(11):2143-64. doi: 10.1177/0886260510383022. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
Interventions aimed at preventing the important problem of gun injuries could be improved with an understanding of whether there are unique factors that place individuals at an increased risk of gun victimization. Much remains to be known about the victims of gun violence. The purpose of this article is to assess whether there are individual-level variables uniquely related to the likelihood of experiencing a gun victimization in a sample of probationers, individuals already at a heightened risk for criminal victimization. Self-report data were collected from 235 felony probationers about, for instance, gun and nongun victimization, gang involvement, and drug sales. Results show different variables are related to nongun victimization and gun victimization. In the current sample, involvement in gun crimes are linked to an increased risk of gun victimization. Violent offending and residential stability are associated with an increased chance of crime victimization.
旨在预防枪支伤害这一重要问题的干预措施，如果能了解是否存在将个人置于更高枪支受害风险的独特因素，可能会得到改善。关于枪支暴力受害者，还有很多需要了解。本文旨在评估在一个缓刑犯样本中，是否存在与个体经历枪支受害的可能性有独特关系的个体水平变量，缓刑犯已经处于更高的犯罪受害风险中。研究人员从 235 名重罪犯缓刑犯那里收集了关于枪支和非枪支受害、帮派参与和毒品销售等方面的自我报告数据。结果表明，不同变量与非枪支受害和枪支受害有关。在当前样本中，参与枪支犯罪与枪支受害风险增加有关。暴力犯罪和居住稳定性与增加的犯罪受害机会有关。
