| Description |
215 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The History of issues |
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History of issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Youth violence throughout American history. Chapter preface -- Youth violence occurred in biblical times / Richard Phillips -- Youth gangs began after the American revolution / Stephen Johnson and David B. Muhlhausen -- Leopold and Loeb : "crime of the century" / Richard Jerome -- "Lost" generations must be saved / J. Edgar Hoover -- World War II impacts American youth / Eric C. Schneider -- A study of a school shooting / Cybelle Fox, Katherine S. Newman, and Wendy Roth -- ch. 2. Societal influences on youth violence. Chapter preface -- Racial discrimination is not the only root of violence / William E. Cross Jr. -- Anti-semitic youth gangs were encouraged in 1940s America / Stephen H. Norwood -- Youth antiwar rebellion / Charles Phillips -- An increase in broken and single-parent households may lead to youth violence / Patrick F. Fagan -- Gun availability contributes to youth violence / Randy M. Page and Jon Hammermeister -- Poverty breeds violence / Mike Males -- ch. 3. Media and youth violence. Chapter preface -- The "crime" of comic books / Fredric Wertham -- Violence in media encourages real violence / Senate Committee on the Judiciary -- Rap music gets a bad "rap" / Ivette M. Yee -- Widespread censorship of violence is necessary / Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano -- Video game violence is harmless fantasy / Ron Wilburn -- Bullies in cyberspace / Amanda Paulson -- ch. 4. Responses to youth violence. Chapter preface -- The birth of America's juvenile justice system / Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund -- The gang injunction controversy in California / Julie Gannon Shoop -- Juvenile executions prohibited for defendants under the age of fifteen / John Paul Stevens -- An end to juvenile executions in the United States / Anthony Kennedy -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- History.
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Youth and violence -- United States.
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Youth and violence -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Biscontini, Tracey Vasil.
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| ISBN |
9780737728774 hardcover |
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0737728779 hardcover |
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