In the line of fire : youths, guns, and violence in urban America /

In the line of fire : youths, guns, and violence in urban America /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : A. de Gruyter, c1995.
Description:	xii, 180 p.
Language:	English
Series:	Social institutions and social change.
Subject:	Juvenile delinquency -- United States. Urban youth -- Crimes against -- United States. Firearms -- Social aspects -- United States. Gun control -- United States. Crime -- United States. Violence -- United States. Firearms and crime. Firearms -- Social aspects. Gun control. Juvenile delinquency. Violence. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2336241

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Other authors / contributors:	Sheley, Joseph. Wright, James D.
ISBN:	0202305481 (cloth : alk. paper) 020230549X (paper : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Guns and Violence as an Urban Problem
2. Asking Directly: The 1991 Youth Gun Survey
3. Guns in the Hands of Kids
4. Gun Possession: Crime, Status, or Protection
5. Youth, Drugs, and Guns
6. Youth, Gangs, and Guns
7. Related Themes for Research
8. Kids, Guns, and Violence: Conclusions and Implications.