Are hopes, plans for future associated with lower odds of perpetrating weapon-related violence?

(JAMA Network) Hopes and plans for the future were associated with lower odds of perpetrating weapon-related violence in a new study based on survey data from predominantly black/African-American male youths in low-resource neighborhoods in Pittsburgh who were enrolled in a violence prevention trial.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news