@article{ref1,
title="Bullets, Blades, and Being Afraid in Hispanic High Schools: An Exploratory Study of the Presence of Weapons and Fear of Weapon-Associated Victimization Among High School Students in a Border Town",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2004",
author="Brown, Ben and Benedict, Wm. R.",
volume="50",
number="3",
pages="372-394",
abstract="This article presents data obtained from a survey of high school students in Brownsville, Texas. Almost half of the students reported having seen other students carry knives at school, roughly 1 in 10 reported having seen other students carry guns at school, and more than 1 in 5 reported being fearful of weapon-associated victimization at school. Logistic regression analyses indicate that age, gender, seeing other students carry weapons, and involvement with student clubs/organizations significantly affect fear of weapon-associated victimization. Using language spoken at home as a measure of acculturation, it was also determined that immigrant juveniles are more fearful of weaponassociated victimization than nonimmigrant juveniles. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128703254916",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128703254916"
}