Illegal Guns in the Wrong Hands: Patterns of Gun Acquisition and Use among Serious Juvenile Delinquents

Illegal Guns in the Wrong Hands uses data from a sample of approximately 800 incarcerated juveniles from Indiana to examine how juvenile offenders obtain firearms, the causes of their firearm acquisition and use, their preferences when it comes to choosing a firearm and the reasons for that choice, and the role that guns play in their offending behaviors.