Violence Among Youth - A Guide to the Issues (Hardcover)

An exploration of the history, problems, and prevention strategies that characterize youth violence in the U.S., this useful resource provides students and the general public with an understanding of a disturbing issue. The reader will gain an informed perspective on causes, responses by schools and society, institutional situations and innovative programs that reclaim and heal violent youth. There is statistical information on rates of youth violence, trends, policies, general data, programs, services, resrouces and budgets. Additionally, this multidisciplinary source includes model approaches for reducing violence. At a time of increasing incidences of physical injury and sometimes death due to bullying, hazing, gang conflict, ets., as well as insidious and subtle forms of intimaidation this work is a positive contribution to solving the difficult problems of youth crime and harsh punishment.

A multidisciplinary resource, this unique reference provides an understanding of the history, cuases, and broad effectsof youth crime and violence. Designed as an accessible reference tool for students and the general public, it covers all aspects of youth violence past and present. The history ofyouth violence unfolds in context, examining changing public attitudes, evolving definitions, social and legal reforms, and differing cultural and ethnic views. Included are concise and factual summaries on the scope of the problem, etiology, risk factors, key social institutions, policies, practices, services and current initiatives addressing social and legal approaches. A treasure trove of information, there are statistics on crime trends and patterns, school data, profiles of offenders and victims, excerpts from key policy statemtns and recomemendations, a chronology of notable events and legislation, as well as a directory of organizations and a bibliography.

This is an important reference guide for high school and college students, social service and education professionals, juvenile justice officials, policy-makers, counselors and social workers.