Gun acquisition and use by juvenile offenders
Gun acquisition and use by juvenile offenders
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DOI：
10.1001/jama.275.22.1754
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发表时间：
1996-06-12
影响因子：
120.7
通讯作者：
Johnson, A
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作者：
Ash, P;Kellermann, AL;Johnson, A
客观。-了解如何，何时，何地，以及为什么青少年罪犯获得枪支。在获得知情同意后，我们在1995年6月至11月期间进行了半结构化访谈，方便样本为63名13至18岁的少年犯，每个人都被关押在亚特兰大大都市的拘留中心。亚特兰大大都市的五个拘留中心。主要结果测量。手枪获取和使用的频率，第一次手枪获取的年龄和方法，携带枪支时的感受，携带枪支行为的发展，药物使用和帮派成员。受访者的平均年龄为15.7岁。41名男性和12名女性受访者拥有枪支，84%的枪支携带者在15岁之前获得了他们的第一支枪;超过一半的人被动地获得了他们的第一支枪，没有任何具体的计划。有目的地获得第一支手枪的青少年更有可能成为频繁或持续的携带者。40%的人感到更安全，40%的人说他们在携带枪支时感到更有活力，兴奋或强大，然而，34%的人表示担心被抓。几乎所有的人都说，枪支可以从广泛的来源获得。了解犯罪青少年携带枪支的发展模式有助于制定减少枪支暴力的有效战略。
Objective.-To learn how, when, where, and why juvenile offenders acquire guns.Design.-Following acquisition of informed consent, we conducted semistructured interviews between June and November 1995 with a convenience sample of 63 juvenile offenders aged 13 through 18 years, each of whom was incarcerated at a detention center in metropolitan Atlanta, Ga.Setting.-Five detention centers in metropolitan Atlanta.Main Outcome Measures.-Frequency of handgun acquisition and use, age at and method of first handgun acquisition, feelings experienced when carrying guns, development of gun-carrying behavior, drug use, and gang membership.Results.-The mean age of respondents was 15.7 years. Forty-one male and 12 female respondents had owned a gun, Eighty-four percent of gun carriers acquired their first gun before the age of 15 years; more than half received their first gun passively, without any specific plan to do so. Adolescents who purposefully obtained their first handgun were more likely to become frequent or constant carriers. Forty percent felt safer and 40% said they felt more energized, excited, or powerful while carrying a gun, However, 34% reported increased anxiety about getting caught. Almost all stated that guns are readily available from a wide range of sources.Conclusion.-Knowledge of the developmental patterns of gun carrying by delinquent adolescents could be useful in formulating effective strategies to reduce firearm violence.