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Cassandra K. Crifasi; Rachel J. Topazian; Alex D. McCourt; Stephen N. Oliphant; April M. Zeoli; Katrina S. Kennedy; Elizabeth D. Wagner; Mitchell L. Doucette – Youth & Society, 2024
Research on firearm purchaser licensing laws has found population level reductions in firearm-related mortality. Limited research has been conducted specifically examining the impact of these laws among adolescents and emerging adults. We obtained death data from the National Center for Health Statistics from 1990 to 2019. We generated state-year…
Descriptors: Weapons, Homicide, Suicide, Death
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Patrick Rafail – Youth & Society, 2024
Between 2014 and 2018, at least 974 youth were fatally shot by the police. Racial disparities in fatal police shootings (FPS) have been well-established in existing research, but less attention has been paid to patterns in fatal police encounters with youth. This study uses a multisource and externally validated research design to track cases of…
Descriptors: Weapons, Death, Police, Police Community Relationship