TY - JOUR
T1 - A multilevel analysis of school- based weapon possession
AU - Wilcox, Pamela
AU - Clayton, Richard R.
N1 - Funding Information:
* Address all correspondence to Pamela Wilcox, Department of Sociology, 1531 Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027. A previous version of this paper was presented at the 1999 meetings of the American Society of" Criminology, held in Toronto. This research was supported in part by Grants (DA-05312 and DA-11317) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and from the Kentucky Department of Education. The authors would like to thank Steve Kimberling and Glenda Donoho of the Kentucky Department of Education and Bill Scott of the Kentucky School Boards Association for their support in the formulative stages of this project. The data were collected with the assistance and counsel of Cyril Wantland of the Jefferson County School District. ** Pamela Wilcox is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include the development and assessment of social disorganization theory and the study of school-and community-level contextual effects in multilevel models of victimization, fear, and fear-related precautionary behavior. She is currently serving as co-investigator of the Rural Substance Abuse and Violence Project, a four-year longitudinal study of drug use, violence, and victimization among approximately 8,000 seventh grade students in 70 Kentucky middle schools. *** Richard R. Clayton is a professor of sociology, Good Samaritan Foundation Chair of Health Behavior, and director of the Center for Prevention Research at University of Kentucky. His research focuses on the epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of substance use. He is currently serving as chair of the Robert Wood Johnson Tobacco Etiology Research Network and is principal investigator of the Rural Substance Abuse and Violence Project, a four-year longitudinal study of drug use, violence, and victimization among approximately 8,000 seventh grade students in 70 Kentucky middle schools.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In this study we present and estimate a multilevel model of weapon possession by students. Our approach extends existing research through an emphasis on the simultaneous effects of individual-level factors including fear, victimization, criminal lifestyle, pro-gun socialization, and social engagement, as well as school-level contextual factors including various indicators of school structure, school capital, and school deficits. We estimate multilevel main effects using hierarchical logistic regression methods and data from more than 6,000 students in 21 schools in Louisville, Kentucky. Results indicate that the likelihood of carrying a weapon to school varies not only across individuals but across schools. School-level structural characteristics—especially SES—were significant in accounting for some of this cross-school variation. Further, the effects of SES on weapon carrying were mediated by school capital and school deficits.
AB - In this study we present and estimate a multilevel model of weapon possession by students. Our approach extends existing research through an emphasis on the simultaneous effects of individual-level factors including fear, victimization, criminal lifestyle, pro-gun socialization, and social engagement, as well as school-level contextual factors including various indicators of school structure, school capital, and school deficits. We estimate multilevel main effects using hierarchical logistic regression methods and data from more than 6,000 students in 21 schools in Louisville, Kentucky. Results indicate that the likelihood of carrying a weapon to school varies not only across individuals but across schools. School-level structural characteristics—especially SES—were significant in accounting for some of this cross-school variation. Further, the effects of SES on weapon carrying were mediated by school capital and school deficits.
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U2 - 10.1080/07418820100095001
DO - 10.1080/07418820100095001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937387738
VL - 18
SP - 509
EP - 541
JO - Justice Quarterly
JF - Justice Quarterly
SN - 0741-8825
IS - 3
ER -