Review of Key Literature on Children, Youth and Small Arms
Review of Key Literature on Children, Youth and Small Arms

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: Small arms; SALW
Summary/Abstract: Small arms emerged as an issue in the international community in the late 1990s. Since then there has been a flurry of articles, reports and some research, most notably by the Small Arms Survey,2 and organizations such as the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of SALW (SEESAC). For educators or children’s rights staff, the picture is a very confusing one, as much of the language is very technical, and the literature relevant to children and youth has generally not been written within a coherent theoretical framework, such as child development, children’s rights programming, child safety and protection and public health. There is also a vast literature in the USA on the gun issue, with advocates for and against gun control, and research in psychology and paediatrics on the effects of guns on children and young people. In addition, in the developed world, there is a large literature on youth and crime, some of which refers to the use of weapons.

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