Will They Tell? Weapons Reporting by Middle-School Youth
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
- Vol. 5 (2), 125-146
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204006296171
Abstract
Adding to the body of research that describes students who will bring weapons to school, the current research examined middle-school students' willingness to report when they know someone has a weapon at school. The sample included 1,957 sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from 27 schools in five states. Overall, a majority of students indicated that they would be willing to report; however, there were significant effects for the conditions of reporting (such as anonymity) and effects for some demographic characteristics. Furthermore, students who perceived adult or parental involvement in their lives were more willing to report. In contrast, students with delinquent involvement (self or peers) were significantly less likely to report the presence of weapons.Keywords
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