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ArticleJournal of community health2024

Exploring Firearm Access, Carriage, and Possession among Justice-Involved Youth.

Samaa Kemal, Lauren Jones-Robinson, Kevin Rak, Cassandra Otoo, Leonardo Barrera, Karen Sheehan

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Article in Journal of community health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Samaa KemalDivision of Emergency Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 62, Chicago, Illinois, United States. skemal@luriechildrens.org.
Lauren Jones-RobinsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Kevin RakPatrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communitiese, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cassandra OtooPatrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communitiese, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Leonardo BarreraMary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research, and Evaluation Center, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Karen SheehanDivision of Emergency Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 62, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Grainger Research Program, Division of Emergency Medicine, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago GFT955647Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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Abstract

Firearm carriage and possession predicts youth firearm violence victimization and perpetration. This study describes self-reported factors associated with firearm access, carriage, and possession among justice-involved youth. We conducted an exploratory, mixed-methods study. Participants were recruited from May 2022 to February 2023 from the Juvenile Justice Collaborative, a diversion program for justice-involved youth. We used online anonymous surveys to investigate exposures related to firearm access, carriage, and possession. We performed semi-structured interviews using the phenomenology framework. We used descriptive statistics to examine firearm exposures by participant demographics. We performed qualitative analyses using an iterative approach with constant comparison to identify key themes. We completed 28 surveys and 5 interviews. Most survey participants identified as male (57%) and Black (61%) with a median age of 18 years. Interview participants described the socialization and cultural normalization of firearms, most prominently among peers. Survey participants reported whether they had ever carried (25%) or possessed (21%) a firearm. Survey and interview participants endorsed protection in the context of increasing violence exposure over time as the primary motivation for firearm possession. Interview participants describe accessing firearms primarily through social networks while survey participants also reported access from strangers (25%) and licensed sellers/gun dealers (18%). In conclusion, justice-involved youth believe firearm carriage and possession may be needed for protection due to increasing violence exposure. Further investigation is necessary to determine interventions that may decrease firearm access, carriage, and possession among justice-involved youth.

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FirearmsAdolescentFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicJuvenile DelinquencyMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAdolescent behaviorExposure to violenceFirearmsGun violenceSocial justice

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