Conduct disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis defined as "a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others and major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated," In a teenager this means they have little respect for their peers and consistantly violate those social rules that are the glue that holds our society together. These sorts of teenagers undermine the psychological wellbeing of the community.

Recent research indicates that adolescents with conduct disorder are also five times more likely to be carrying of a conceled hand-gun. Even though the carrying of handguns by juveniles is prohibited, this is hardly a surprising finding since that

1. disorder is closely linked with delinquency.
2. sufferers are characterised by their disregard for the law

The demographic of these adolescents is 30% black, 70% white. Blacks represent 12.6% of the population generally meaning that they are overrepresented in this group.