School and Gun Violence

The Prevention Researcher, Volume 6, Number 2, 1999, Item# 62

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According to the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.3% of 9th through 12th grade students carried a weapon in the past 30 days. Almost six percent (5.9%) had carried a gun and 8.5% had carried a weapon on school property one or more times in the past 30 days. School and youth violence is becoming a national concern.

Accordingly, the spring 1999 issue of The Prevention Researcher deals with this topic.

Articles in this issue:

Adolescent Substance Use, Gender, and the Risk of Violent Behavior

By Carolyn Piver Dukarm, M.D., Robert S. Byrd, M.D., Peggy Auiner, M.S., & Michael Weitzman, M.D.

African-American Adolescents' Responses to Perceived Gun Carrying by School Mates

By Sandra L. Martin, Ph.D., Laura S. Sadowski, M.D., M.P.H., Niki U. Cotten-Oldenburg, Dr.P.H., & Donna R. McCarraher, M.P.H.

Starting a Youth Gun Violence Prevention Program in Your Community

By Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Aggression Cycle and Teacher Strategies for Prevention/ Intervention

By Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D., & Richard L. Simpson, Ph.D.

University Campus Weaponry: Student Attitudes, Fears & Behavior

By Glenn E. Meyer, Ph.D.

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