Study & Research Youth Violence

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Study & Research Youth Violence

This Study Guide consists of approximately 230 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Youth Violence.
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In the past few years, shockingly violent acts perpetrated by young people have figured prominently in newspaper headlines. On the morning of May 9, 1995, a homeless man in New York City was burned alive by five youths, ranging in age from twelve to nineteen. Shortly thereafter, a three-year-old in Los Angeles was accidentally killed by gunfire when the car she was riding in with her older brother was ambushed by a gang of juveniles. The same year, a five-year-old in Chicago was thrown out of a fourteen-story building after the youngster refused to steal candy for his twelve-year-old murderers.

Such stories have added to the general public’s growing fear of a rising tide of violence among today’s youth. Many experts argue that statistics on teen violence lend credence to this fear. According to James Alan Fox, a researcher in demographic criminology, while the rate of...

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