"Students' Drinking Status and Likelihood of Carrying a Weapon on Campus"

Source: Anderson, Peter, et al. "Students' Drinking Status and Likelihood of Carrying a Weapon on Campus." American Journal of Health Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, 151-158. Oct. 2015. EBSCOhost.com

Summary: This article shows the relation between weapons and alcohol on college campuses. The authors showed how the association with binge drinking and carrying concealed bring people to feel unsafe and at risk of drinking as well. They talked about how violence on campus went back to the late 1900's and provided ways to practice safety and limit the risk of violent interactions at college.

Quality: The authors included many data tables showing how many admit to binge drinking and also carrying a concealed weapon on school campuses. Also, they provided a table to see how many students feel unsafe and at risk of alcoholism while attending college. After the tables, they gave a detailed explanation of how this research draws back to their point. Having their PhD's, the authors might have even experienced violence during their college years which would be useful with personal experiences. Using the data tables can become more understanding to some people who do not really comprehend what they could be explaining.

Issues: The data came from the 2010 CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey. Since it is now 2017, the evidence provided could be pretty outdated to most. Also, the article doesn't explain if this was for or against the Concealed Carry Ban so it might have been biased. At one point in the text, it says "violence on the college campus is not new and continues to be a great concern (Booker, 2014)," but with this information, it does not explain afterwards what they think.

Key Words and Phrases:
Alcohol
College
CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey
Weapon
Violence