Strategies Youth Use to Avoid Neighborhood Violence and Stay Safe

• In Event: Integrating Perspectives: Developing a multi-faceted understanding of community violence and safety

Abstract

We build from the insights of previous research by examining the gendered nature of perceived neighborhood safety and risk-management strategies among youth. Our findings suggest that both neighborhood safety and risk-avoidance strategies are strikingly different for young women and young men and are shaped by the gendered organizational features of neighborhood life.

Authors

• Jennifer Cobbina-Dungy, Michigan State University

• Carole Gibbs, Michigan State University

• Alaina De Biasi, Wayne State University

• Sean Hankins, Michigan State University