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Guns in School: Juveniles and Teachers

Guns in School: Juveniles and Teachers

Lacey Nicole Wallace
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522562467|ISBN10: 152256246X|EISBN13: 9781522562474
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch003
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Wallace, Lacey Nicole. "Guns in School: Juveniles and Teachers." Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 74-97. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch003

APA

Wallace, L. N. (2019). Guns in School: Juveniles and Teachers. In G. Crews (Ed.), Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education (pp. 74-97). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch003

Chicago

Wallace, Lacey Nicole. "Guns in School: Juveniles and Teachers." In Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education, edited by Gordon A. Crews, 74-97. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter examines weapon carrying by teachers and students in K-12 schools. Most of the chapter focuses on juveniles, exploring how often juveniles bring weapons to school, the demographic characteristics these juveniles have in common, and why juveniles opt to bring weapons on school grounds. Empirical studies of these topics based on official data, victimization data, and self-report data are reviewed. Additionally, this chapter details the federal and state laws that regulate weapons on school property. Attention is also given to the recent debate over arming K-12 teachers and staff as a prevention measure. Like the discussion of juvenile gun carrying, this chapter highlights the law regulating this issue, arguments for and against such a policy, and the empirical research assessing effects.

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