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School Violence

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assault: The threat of causing harm through physical contact.

battery: The actual physical injury of one person by another with the intention to do harm.

bullying: A continued pattern of harassment by one individual against another who is relatively helpless; the harassment can be physical, verbal, or psychological.

community: A specific group of individuals who share certain values and commitments to each other and who organize their individual behaviors at least partly in response to the larger group's values.

firearm: A rifle or pistol.

gang: A group of young people who have been involved in enough antisocial activity to gain the attention of the criminal justice system.

homicide: The killing of.....

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School Violence from Lucent Overview Series. ©2002-2006 by Lucent Books, an imprint of The Gale Group. All rights reserved.

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