Vaughn, Michael G.Salas-Wright, Christopher P.Boutwell, Brian B.DeLisi, MattCurtis, Mary P.2018-01-162018-01-162017-01Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Brian B. Boutwell, Matt DeLisi, Mary P. Curtis. 2017. "Handgun Carrying Among Youth in the United States." Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, v. 15, Issue 1, pp. 21-37.1541-20401556-9330https://hdl.handle.net/2144/26194Despite a wealth of research finding that adolescents who carry handguns are involved in risky behaviors, there has been little exploration into the heterogeneity of this behavior. Using a pooled sample of 12- to 17-year-olds from the National Study on Drug Use and Health who report past-year handgun carrying (N = 7,872), this study identified four subgroups of handgun carriers: low risk (n = 3,831; 47.93%), alcohol and marijuana users (n = 1,591; 20.16%), fighters (n = 1,430; 19.40%), and severe externalizers (n = 1,020, 12.51%). These subgroups differed on demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics. Findings are discussed in light of prevention and focused deterrence.p. 21-37en-USCopyright © 2018 by SAGE Publications.CriminologyYouthHandgunsViolenceDrug abuseDelinquencyArticle10.1177/15412040166297210000-0001-8817-853X (Salas-Wright, Christopher P.)