On the Relative Neglect of Root Causes in Youth Violence Research: A Response to Levine’s “Weapon Carrying. . . A Call to Think Beyond General Strain Theory”
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published online on July 22, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ahead of Print.
In a recent commentary that appeared in this journal, Levine criticizes the dominance of general strain theory (GST) in the weapon carrying and use literature, as the theory is said to offer a narrow micro-level approach that “overemphasizes immediate ...
In a recent commentary that appeared in this journal, Levine criticizes the dominance of general strain theory (GST) in the weapon carrying and use literature, as the theory is said to offer a narrow micro-level approach that “overemphasizes immediate ...