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Download full textPew Research Center for the People and the Press, Washington, DC. – 2000
An April 2000 telephone survey queried a nationwide sample of 1,000 adults, including 283 parents of children ages 5 to 17 years, concerning school violence and other issues in the news. The vast majority of those surveyed said they believe it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that school shootings, such as occurred at Columbine High…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Elementary Secondary Education, Gun Control, Legislation
Peer reviewedKleck, Gary – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Questions whether attitudes towards gun control are influenced primarily by exposure to high crime rates, prior victimization, and fear of crime, or result from membership in social groups hostile to gun ownership. Maintains that support for gun control is more a product of culture conflict than a response to crime. (MJP)
Descriptors: Crime, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
