Linking Gun Availability to Youth Gun Violence

Blumstein and Cork examined the time trends in homicide rates in the US and found that the fear of violence is not totally inappropriate, even in the recent years when homicide rates have been falling. An important factor in the growth of homicides committed by younger offenders has been a significa...

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Published in:Law and contemporary problems 1996-01, Vol.59 (1), p.5-24
Main Authors: Blumstein, Alfred, Cork, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Age groups
Arrest rates
Availability
Children & youth
Drug Trafficking
Factors
Firearm laws & regulations
Firearms
Gun Control
Guns
Homicide
Homicide rates
Juvenile Offenders
Minors
Public Policy
Social conditions & trends
Suicide
Suicide rates
The Problem
U.S.A
United States
USA
Use
Violence
Violent crime
Weapons
Youth
Youth gangs
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Summary:Blumstein and Cork examined the time trends in homicide rates in the US and found that the fear of violence is not totally inappropriate, even in the recent years when homicide rates have been falling. An important factor in the growth of homicides committed by younger offenders has been a significant increase in the availability of guns to young people.
ISSN:0023-9186
1945-2322
DOI:10.2307/1192207