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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?

2. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?

3. Why does Garbarino refer to these violent offenders as 'lost boys'?

4. What is a risk for boys who grow up without fathers?

5. What does Michael note his brother Robert showed that made him unlikable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain negative social maps, and how they develop.

2. Explain how this problem in small cities in magnified by the educational system.

3. Explain the term 'toxic shame', and what it means to Garbarino.

4. Explain 'Conduct Disorder', and why it is a useful, but dangerous, label.

5. Explain Garbarino's stance on social conditions, and their relationship to youth violence.

6. Discuss what happened in 1998 that made the world take notice of youth violence.

7. What are the three options in terms of the development of aggressive and violent boys?

8. Explain the effect of the historical and cultural patterns of the South on the 'war zones' of larger urban cities.

9. Describe the first step in how the 'disease' of youth violence spread in the United States.

10. Explain the accumulation approach to risk factors for youth violence, and how it helps lend hope for helping these young men.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, the effects of abuse on the social maps of children is discussed, in terms of the fact that abused children often see the world differently than those who are not abused. As part of that discussion, there are four specific elements of the moral code for abused children that have an impact on their relationship with the world. Discuss these four elements in depth. What are they, and how do they affect the world view of the abused child. How do these translate into higher changes of violence?

Essay Topic 2

Garbarino lists a total of eight lines of defense communities, families, schools, and establishments can do to help prevent lethal youth violence. Choose three of the eight lines of defense listed in the book, and explain what they are, and how they can help prevent youth violence. Be sure to include examples, if needed.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, there are several moments where Garbarino asks us to reflect on our own feelings and actions. Compare and contrast the violent youth to yourself. Be sure to compare moral circles, risk factors, perceived or real injustices, social prejudice, social conditions, capability for empathy and compassion, and spirituality. Through your comparison, answer the question of why your morals are different than those of violent youth.

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