Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Youth violence in the 1990s -- [ch]. 1. Perception of a problem is a problem -- [ch]. 2. American youth violence: a profile -- [ch]. 3. Youth violence epidemic: myth or reality? -- [ch]. 4. Case of the terrifying toddlers -- pt. 2. Legal policy toward youth violence -- [ch]. 5. Some basic principles -- [ch]. 6. Firearms policy for the young -- [ch]. 7. "That malice which is to supply age": standards for transfer to criminal court -- [ch]. 8. Adolescents who kill -- pt. 3. Two larger contexts -- [ch]. 9. Youth violence and the future of the juvenile court -- [ch]. 10. Youth violence and youth policy.