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Direct linkSorenson, Susan B.; Cook, Philip J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
Firearms are a leading cause of mortality among adolescents, and the guns that adolescents use to harm themselves or others often come from their own homes. In this statewide, multilanguage, community-based survey of 5,704 coresiding pairs of adolescents and their parents, we asked about guns in the home and compared their responses. The…
Descriptors: Weapons, Parent Attitudes, Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes
Vittes, Katherine A.; Sorenson, Susan B. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Restraining orders, an important legal intervention for victims of domestic violence, have broad potential for injury prevention. Using data from one of the busiest restraining order clinics in the nation, the authors examined 1,354 applicants' descriptions of abuse. Most (89.2%) applicants were issued a restraining order. A total of 16.0% of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Gun Control, Federal Legislation, Crime Prevention
Sorenson, Susan B. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Federal law prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence and those under certain domestic violence restraining orders. The purpose of this investigation is to examine public sentiment about the removal of firearms in the absence of a restraining order or misdemeanor conviction following…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Weapons, Telephone Surveys, Males
Vittes, Katherine A.; Sorenson, Susan B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
Most research on adolescents and firearms focuses on urban populations, handguns, and homicide. This study examines the prevalence and correlates of recreational gun use (RGU)--for hunting or target shooting--among 5,801 community-residing 12- to 17-year-old Californians. Data are from the first statewide California Health Interview Survey (CHIS),…
Descriptors: Weapons, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Recreational Activities
