Qualitative investigation of perceptions of violence risk factors in low-income African American children

Conducted a qualitative investigation to identify the perceptions of risk f actors for violence in a sample of inner-cin, African American youth. Using ethnographic analyses. themes emerging from these darn included concerns a bout the reciprocity between drugs and violence, familial quality of life i ssues. gentler differences in the experience of violence and risk for viole nce. community safety concerns, and fears about managing peer relationships specific to violence. These data are interpreted relative to the risk fact ors the violence prevention literature has identified among youth residing in urban environments. Findings are discussed in terms of their potential c ontribution to generating hypotheses for the development of theory and effe ctive violence prevention practice.