How youthful offenders perceive gun violence / / Julie H. Goldberg, William Schwabe

• Autore: Goldberg Julie H
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (38 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Juvenile delinquents - California - Los Angeles - Attitudes; Gang members - California - Los Angeles - Attitudes; Firearms and crime - California - Los Angeles; Youth and violence - California - Los Angeles; Juvenile delinquency - California - Los Angeles - Prevention
• Altri autori: SchwabeWilliam <1942->
• Note generali: "Supported by the National Institute of Justice."
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- PREFACE -- SUMMARY -- Focus of this research project -- Perceptions that might influence gun- related behaviors -- Each set of perceptions could lead to a different policy -- Methodology -- Structure of the survey -- Demographics -- Most of the youth were in gangs, but many expressed intent to get out -- Delinquent acts -- Exposure to community-level violence -- Personal and vicarious victimization -- Justifications for gun use -- Perceived choice to carry a gun -- Justifications for carrying a gun -- Negative future expectations -- Expectations of future gun victimization -- Protection from victimization -- Perceived aversion to probation or incarceration -- Positive future expectations -- The scenario -- Values and choices under scenario assumptions -- Average perceived risks under scenario assumptions -- Sensitivity to context -- Characteristics of shooters -- Shooters endorse more justifications to shoot -- Shooters predict a future they cannot control -- Not unaware of future consequences -- Complex influence of friends -- Concluding observations.
• Titolo autorizzato: How youthful offenders perceive gun violence
• ISBN: 0-8330-7599-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815458003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Documented briefing (Rand Corporation) ; ; DB-271-NIJ.