Understanding School Effects on Students’ Willingness to Report Peer Weapon Carrying

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Connell, Nadine M
Barbieri, Nina
Gonzalez, Jennifer M Reingle
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2015
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Research on student willingness to report peer weapon carrying points to the importance of school climate and contributions favorable to reporting. This study fills a gap by examining the etiology of willingness to report weapons on campus using predictors at the individual- and school levels. We utilize data from high school student self-reporting; results suggest that 34% of students reported having seen or having personal knowledge of a weapon in school in the prior 3 months. Students who report higher levels of school attachment, seeing or knowing of a weapon, have higher grades, and know about security measures were significantly more likely to report seeing weapons. Implications are discussed.

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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13

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3

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Criminology

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Connell, NM; Barbieri, N; Reingle Gonzalez, JM, Understanding School Effects on Students’ Willingness to Report Peer Weapon Carrying, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2015, 13 (3), pp. 258-269

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