Abstract
The prevalence of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in extensive examination of structural covariates of gun crime. The potential influence of institutionally isolated youth and illegal gun availability remains unexplored. Similarly, studies that simultaneously examine the influence of structural disadvantage and Southern culture are scant. We examine the relationships between these measures and gun crime in a sample of U.S. cities (N = 189) through negative binomial regression of data from the NIBRS and ACS. We find illegal gun availability and structural disadvantage maintain direct relationships with city-level gun crime counts. We also report several significant moderated relationships.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 208-225 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Deviant Behavior |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2017 |
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law
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