Reasons for Fighting among Violent Female Adolescents: A Qualitative Investigation from an Urban, Midwestern Community

Resko, Stella M.; Reddock, Ebony C.; Ranney, Megan L.; Epstein‐Ngo, Quyen; Mountain, Sarah Kruman; Zimmerman, Marc A.; Cunningham, Rebecca M.; Walton, Maureen A.

doi:10.1080/19371918.2015.1087914

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“…Response options 11 were derived from qualitative work: 20 1) power/respect (e.g., so others will show respect/leave me alone); 2) territory (e.g., motivated by someone who “doesn’t belong in my school/neighborhood”); 3) personal space (e.g., infringement over personal space/touching); 4) rumors (e.g., reaction to things said); 5) jealousy (e.g., boyfriend/girlfriend); 6) personal belongings (e.g., argument over cell phones, argument over buying/selling drugs); 7) retaliation (e.g., to “get even”); 8) arguments resulting from an angry/bad mood; 9) bullying; 10) drunk/high on alcohol/drugs (e.g., due to acute intoxication); 11) alcohol/drug use (e.g., argument over on-going drug/alcohol use); 12) aid of friend/family member under physical/verbal assault; 13) jumped/mistaken identity (i.e., no reason); 14) got shot (e.g., no reason or “wrong place/wrong time”); 15) sex (e.g. fighting over having sex; excludes sexual assault); and, 16) other.…”

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Violent firearm-related conflicts among high-risk youth: An event-level and daily calendar analysis

Carter

Walton

Goldstick

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine

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Firearm homicide is the leading cause of violence-related youth mortality. To inform prevention efforts, we analyzed event-level data to identify unique precursors to firearm conflicts. Youth (ages:14–24) seeking Emergency Department (ED) treatment for assault or for other reasons and reporting past 6-month drug use were enrolled in a 2-year longitudinal study. Time-line follow-back substance use/aggression modules were administered at baseline and each 6-month follow-up. Violent non-partner conflicts were combined across time-points. Regression analyzed: a)antecedents of firearm-related conflicts (i.e., threats/use) as compared to non-firearm conflicts; and b)substance use on conflict (vs. non-conflict) days for those engaged in firearm conflict. During the 24-months, we found that 421-youth reported involvement in violent non-partner conflict (n=829-conflicts;197-firearm/632-non-firearm). Among firearm conflicts, 24.9% involved aggression and 92.9% involved victimization. Retaliation was the most common motivation for firearm-aggression (51.0%), while “shot for no reason” (29.5%) and conflicts motivated by arguments over “personal belongings” (24.0%) were most common for firearm-victimization. Male sex (AOR=5.14), Black race (AOR=2.75), a ED visit for assault (AOR=3.46), marijuana use before the conflict (AOR=2.02), and conflicts motivated by retaliation (AOR=4.57) or personal belongings (AOR=2.28) increased the odds that a conflict involved firearms. Alcohol (AOR=2.80), marijuana (AOR=1.63), and prescription drugs (AOR=4.06) had a higher association with conflict (vs. non-conflict) days among youth reporting firearm conflict. Overall, we found that firearm conflicts are differentially associated with substance use and violence motivations. Addressing substance use, interrupting the cycle of retaliatory violence, and developing conflict resolution strategies that address escalation over infringement on personal belongings may aid in decreasing and preventing adolescent firearm violence.

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Violent firearm-related conflicts among high-risk youth: An event-level and daily calendar analysis

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Preventive Medicine

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“…best can provide these interventions. As Resko et al, (2016) argue, it is important from an individual level perspective, to address what female adolescents perceive to be important to them for engaging in delinquency, as this may be a key part of efforts for interventions for female delinquents as well as to prevent delinquency among female adolescents in general.…”

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Adolescent Female Offenders’ Subjective Experiences of How Peers Influence Norm-Breaking Behavior

Azad

Hau

Karlsson

2017

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Delinquent peers have a strong influence on adolescent delinquent behavior. However, few studies have investigated adolescents', and in particular young females', own perspectives of the role of peers on their delinquent behavior. The purpose of the present study was to explore how young female offenders described their delinquent behavior and more specifically the role they assign to peer relations in committing or avoiding delinquent acts. Nine female adolescents, sentenced to youth service, were interviewed, and the data was analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) method. The results showed that committing crimes and taking drugs with peers were portrayed as a way for the female delinquents to socialize. Delinquent and pro-social activities with peers appear to serve similar developmental functions in the sense that it is described to fulfill the same developmental needs. The young offenders also described collectively created pressures and norms in the peer group as the main contributing factor to their norm-breaking behavior, where they described being both recipients and producers of influence in the group. Another important finding was that the female offenders showed an awareness of the importance of pro-social peers and the need to eliminate delinquent friends from their peer network in order to help them refrain from deviant behavior. Implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.

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“…The study population reflects the sociodemographics of Flint, 40 which is 50%–60% black, and is similar to prior HMC studies. 41–43 Flint violent crime rates are comparable to other deindustrialized urban settings. 44…”

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Arrests Among High-Risk Youth Following Emergency Department Treatment for an Assault Injury

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Dora‐Laskey

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et al. 2018

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Introduction: Violence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for youth, with more than 600,000 emergency department visits annually for assault-related injuries. Risk for criminal justice involvement among this population is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize arrests among high-risk assault-injured drug-using youth following emergency department treatment. Methods: Youth (age 18–24 years) with past 6-month drug use who were seeking emergency department treatment for either an assault or for non-violence reasons were enrolled (December 2009–September 2011) in a 2-year longitudinal study. Arrests in the 24 months following the emergency department visit were analyzed in 2016–2017 using survival analysis of objective Law Enforcement Information Network data. Hazard ratios quantifying the association between risk factors for arrest were estimated using Cox regression. Results: In the longitudinal cohort, 511 youth seeking emergency department care (assault injury group=299, comparison group=212) were aged ≥18 years and were included for analysis. Youth in the assault injury group cohort had a 47% higher risk of arrest than the comparison group (38.1% vs 25.9%, RR=1.47, p<0.05). In unadjusted analyses, male sex, assault injury, binge drinking, drug use disorder, and community violence exposure were all associated with increased risk of arrest during the follow-up period. Cox regression identified that male sex (hazard ratio=2.57), drug use disorder diagnosis (hazard ratio=1.42), assault injury at baseline (hazard ratio=1.63), and community violence exposure (hazard ratio=1.35) increased risk for arrest. Conclusions: Drug-using assault-injured youth have high rates of arrest. Emergency department and community interventions addressing substance use and violence involvement may aid in decreasing negative violence and criminal justice outcomes among high-risk youth.

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Reasons for Fighting among Violent Female Adolescents: A Qualitative Investigation from an Urban, Midwestern Community

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Violent firearm-related conflicts among high-risk youth: An event-level and daily calendar analysis

Violent firearm-related conflicts among high-risk youth: An event-level and daily calendar analysis

Adolescent Female Offenders’ Subjective Experiences of How Peers Influence Norm-Breaking Behavior

Arrests Among High-Risk Youth Following Emergency Department Treatment for an Assault Injury

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