Young People and Violent Crime

Alfred Blumstein examines violence displayed by young people in the latter part of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. He explains how violence in the late 1980s and early 1990s rose due to the increase in young people committing crimes. The increase in violence committed by young people can be attributed to the accessibility of handguns during this time. Along with the increased use of handguns, the rising drug market with crack cocaine also contributed to the rise of youth violence. For More.