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[5] [6] On the other end of the spectrum, some states, such as Utah, only impose criminal liability when a minor is directly provided a gun by an adult. [5] In Massachusetts, all firearms are required to be stored using a locking device, [5] and allowing a child unsupervised access to a handgun can result in a $5,000 fine and/or 2.5 years in ...
Research suggest that certain gun control policies have an impact on rates of gun violence in schools. For example, Anderson and Sabia find that Child-Access-Prevention (CAP) laws decrease the rate of students bringing weapons to school (by about 18.5%) and the rate of students being threatened with weapons at school (by 19%). [26]
"Parents should know that firearm injuries are now the No.1 leading cause of death among U.S. children ... research says about how gun violence impacts kids — and what you can do to help protect ...
Research on the Ceasefire method has found a profound and so far invariant connection between serious violence and highly active criminal groups. [5] A typical city-level finding is that groups collectively representing under 0.5% of the city's population will be connected as offenders, victims or both, with between half and three quarters of all homicide in the city [9] —an example of the ...
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It was started in 2022 when youth gun violence became a growing concern and city and county leaders held conversations on how to combat it. According to Fort Worth police records, 10 young people ...
Internalizing behavior has been found in some cases of youth violence although in some youth, depression is associated with substance abuse. Because they rarely act out, students with internalizing problems are often overlooked by school personnel. [4] Externalizing behaviors refer to delinquent activities, aggression, and hyperactivity. Unlike ...
A big, energetic guy with glasses and a master’s degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Charles has been working to reduce youth violence since 1988. When he was growing up in Sacramento, two of his older brothers were shot and his sister committed suicide with a gun, and at 19 one of his best friends was ...