Mattson Sabrina Arredondo, Sigel Eric, Mercado Melissa C
University of Colorado Boulder, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, 1440 15 Street, Boulder CO 80309.
University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13123 E 16 Ave, B-025, Aurora, CO 80045.
Am J Crim Justice. 2020 Feb;45(5):844-864. doi: 10.1007/s12103-020-09521-9.
Firearm homicide and suicide are the leading causes of violence-related injury deaths among U.S. youth. However, evaluations of the effectiveness of firearm violence prevention programs and strategies to reducing youth firearm violence are limited. To help inform and evaluate such efforts, this study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with youth firearm access, possession or carrying (for reasons other than hunting or target shooting) among a sample of U.S. urban youth in the Mountain West. Findings show the influence that youth violence risk (e.g., having friends engaged in delinquency; violence; drug sales; gang fights; exposure to violence; screening positive for violence risk) can have on youth firearm access, possession or carrying. Implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.
枪支凶杀和自杀是美国青少年中与暴力相关的伤害死亡的主要原因。然而,对枪支暴力预防计划和策略减少青少年枪支暴力有效性的评估有限。为了为这些努力提供信息并进行评估,本研究旨在确定美国西部山区城市青少年样本中与青少年获取、持有或携带枪支(出于狩猎或打靶以外的原因)相关的风险和保护因素。研究结果显示了青少年暴力风险(例如,有从事违法犯罪活动的朋友;暴力行为;毒品交易;帮派斗殴;接触暴力;暴力风险筛查呈阳性)对青少年获取、持有或携带枪支可能产生的影响。文中还讨论了预防和干预的意义。