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BioMed Central
The kids most likely to go armed
August 16th, 2008
A new analysis of a 2005 survey of American schoolchildren has identified factors that may be used to help improve school safety. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of General Psychiatry, gives detailed information about the carrying of guns, blades and clubs. 13,707 students participated in the study, 6,664 (50.5%) were male and 7,193 (49.5%) were females. Overall, 10.2% of males and 2.6% of females reported carrying a weapon on school property. An estimated 29.8% of males and 19.3% of females had carried weapons elsewhere. The analysis was carried out by Emmanuel Rudatsikira, from the Loma Linda University,...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-16)
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