FACTORS INFLUENCING GUN CARRYING AMONG YOUNG URBAN MALES OVER THE ADOLESCENT-YOUNG ADULT LIFE COURSE

This paper uses data from an ongoing panel study of urban youth to examine the causes and correlates of hidden gun carrying among young urban males. The analysis assesses the changing impact of gang membership, drug sales, and peer gun ownership for protection on gun carrying at nine separate points...

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Published inCriminology (Beverly Hills) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 811 - 834
Main Authors LIZOTTE, ALAN J., KROHN, MARVIN D., HOWELL, JAMES C., TOBIN, KIMBERLY, HOWARD, GREGORY J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2000
Sage Publications
American Society of Criminology
Subjects
Adolescents
At risk youth
Drug Trafficking
Drugs
Firearms
Gangs
Males
Motivation
Peer Influence
Social conditions & trends
U.S.A
Urban Population
Urban sociology
Violent crime
Weapons
Youth
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Summary:This paper uses data from an ongoing panel study of urban youth to examine the causes and correlates of hidden gun carrying among young urban males. The analysis assesses the changing impact of gang membership, drug sales, and peer gun ownership for protection on gun carrying at nine separate points over the early adolescent to young adult life course. In early adolescence, gang membership is a strong motivation for gun carrying. At somewhat older ages, drug dealing, particularly high drug sales, and illegal peer gun ownership replace gang membership as the primary determinants of illegal gun carrying.
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This article was prepared under Grant 96-MU-FX-0014 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and Grant 5 R01 DA05512-07 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the funding agencies. The authors would like to thank Terence P. Thornberry and Pamela K. Porter for comments on earlier drafts of this paper.
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Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
Marvin D. Krohn is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York. His research interests include the investigation of social psychological theories of adolescent substance abuse and delinquent behavior. He is currently involved in the Rochester Youth Development Study, a panel study of inner‐city youth designed to examine hypotheses derived from those perspectives.
which is published by the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany.
This article was prepared under Grant 96‐MU‐FX‐0014 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, and Grant 5 R01 DA05512–07 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the funding agencies. The authors would like to thank Terence P. Thornberry and Pamela K. Porter for comments on earlier drafts of this paper.
Kimberly Tobin is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Westfield State College. Her interests include criminological theory, juvenile delinquency, gangs, and substance use.
Alan J. Lizotte is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York. Among other things, his research interests include all aspects of firearms policy, ownership, and use. He is also involved in the Rochester Youth Development Study, an ongoing panel study of three generations of inner‐city families.
James C. Howell is an Adjunct Researcher with the National Youth Gang Center. In addition to youth gangs, his work focuses on serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders.
Gregory J. Howard is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Western Michigan University. His recent research has centered on the social problem of the environment and comparative criminology. He is also a Co‐editor of the electronically distributed
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ISSN:0011-1384
1745-9125
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2000.tb00907.x