Gun- and Non-Gun–Related Violence Exposure and Risk for Subsequent Gun Carrying Among Male Juvenile Offenders

Beardslee, Jordan; Mulvey, Edward P.; Schubert, Carol A.; Allison, Paul D.; Infante, Arynn A.; Pardini, Dustin A.

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2018.01.012

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“… 8 , 10 , 18 , 59 , 60 Finally, exposure to violence—which may occur in the home, among peers, or in the streets—may precipitate carrying firearms for protection. 9 , 61 , 62 …”

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“…Prior research suggests that children who are involved with firearms are more likely to be involved with them as adults. Children who carried firearms, 6 , 7 had peers who owned firearms for protection (vs for hunting or sport), 8 and those exposed to firearm violence 9 are more likely to carry firearms through their early and mid-20s. However, far fewer studies examine how involvement with firearms—use, access, and victimization (defined as threatened with a weapon or gunshot injury)—is associated with the perpetration of firearm violence.…”

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Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

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Key Points Question Are youths involved in the juvenile justice system who use, have access to, or have been injured by a firearm or threatened with a weapon during adolescence more likely to perpetrate firearm violence and own firearms in adulthood? Findings This cohort study of 1829 randomly selected youth newly detained in a temporary juvenile detention center found that 85% of males and 63% of females were involved with firearms as adolescents. Nearly all types of firearm involvement during adolescence were associated with increased odds of using and owning firearms during adulthood. Meaning These findings suggest that firearm use, access, injury, and being threatened with a weapon during adolescence may be risk factors for firearm perpetration and ownership in adulthood.

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“… 8 , 10 , 18 , 59 , 60 Finally, exposure to violence—which may occur in the home, among peers, or in the streets—may precipitate carrying firearms for protection. 9 , 61 , 62 …”

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confidence: 99%

Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

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“…34,35 Another possibility is that rearm exposure during early childhood serves as a proxy for other risk factors for suicide. Firearm acquisition and ownership, for example, are associated with higher rates of interpersonal trauma and victimization, [36][37][38] each of which can lead to increased negative affectivity. Firearm availability during early childhood may therefore re ect exposure to other environmental, interpersonal, and/or psychological risk factors for suicide.…”

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Association of firearm exposure during youth with lifetime incidence of suicide ideation and suicide attempts

Bryan

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2021

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Background: Preliminary evidence suggests firearm availability may increase the risk for suicide ideation and attempts, two common precursors to suicide death. Little is known about which aspects of firearm availability may account for this association. The primary purpose of this study was to examine associations among multiple dimensions of firearm availability with lifetime history of suicide ideation and attempts.Methods: A cross-sectional, anonymous survey was administered to 6200 U.S. adults from March 5, 2020, to March 17, 2020. Participants were asked to report firearm availability, firearm use, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors over the lifespan. Results: Rates of lifetime suicide ideation were significantly elevated among participants reporting a firearm in their childhood home (odds ratio [OR]=1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.1-1.5). Rates of lifetime suicide attempt were significantly elevated among participants reporting a firearm in their childhood home (OR=1.8, 95% CI=1.5-2.2) and participants who first acquired a firearm before the age of 11 (OR=3.8, 95% CI=2.6-5.8). Among participant with a lifetime history of suicide ideation, rates of lifetime suicide attempt were significantly elevated among participants who first acquired a firearm before the age of 11 (OR=3.0, 95% CI=1.4-6.4), but this relationship was no longer significant when adjusting for demographics and negative affectivity (OR=2.4, 95% CI=0.96-6.0). Conclusions: Adults who were raised in a home with a firearm and/or first acquired a firearm were significantly more likely to have attempted suicide during their lives. Additional research examining the mechanisms by which early life firearm exposure might increase suicide risk across the lifespan is warranted.

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“…This study uses data from the Pathways to Desistance Study ("Pathways Study"), a longitudinal study of 1,354 serious adolescent offenders which examined the effects of changes in developmental, social contextual, and intervention-related experiences on criminal offending in early adulthood. This data set has been used in recent studies for similar interests in evaluating adolescent gun violence (Beardslee et al, 2018;Loughran, Reid, Collins, & Mulvey, 2016). Participants were recruited from Maricopa County, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA, from November 2000 to January 2003 after being found guilty of a serious offense (almost exclusively felonies).…”

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Perceived Gun Access and Gun Carrying Among Male Adolescent Offenders

Keil

Beardslee

Schubert

et al. 2019

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Gun violence takes a significant toll on adolescents in the United States, and there is a lack of longitudinal research on perceptual factors that drive gun carrying. Notably, there is no information on the relationship between perception of gun accessibility and gun carrying. Using data collected between 2000 and 2006 in the Pathways to Desistance Study, we examine the effects of perceived access to guns in a sample of adolescent offenders. A generalized estimating equations approach tested the effect of perceived gun access along with other known risk factors for gun carrying across time. Even after adjusting for these other risk factors, perceived gun access was significantly related to future carrying. Our findings support self-reported gun availability as a significant, population-based risk factor related to gun carrying in high-risk youth. Further research on how perceived access mediates the decision to carry guns would be valuable for formulating effective gun policy.

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Gun- and Non-Gun–Related Violence Exposure and Risk for Subsequent Gun Carrying Among Male Juvenile Offenders

Abstract: Interventions to decrease illegal gun carrying should target young men in medical and mental health settings who experience or witness gun violence and those living in communities with high rates of gun violence.

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Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

Association of firearm exposure during youth with lifetime incidence of suicide ideation and suicide attempts

Perceived Gun Access and Gun Carrying Among Male Adolescent Offenders

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