Violent children / Roman Espejo, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning, c2010. - 113 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Social issues . - At issue. Social issues. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Youth violence is a serious problem / The problem of youth violence is exaggerated / Youth gang violence is a serious problem / The youth gang violence problem is exaggerated / Media violence causes youth violence / The negative effects of media violence have not been established / Girls have become more violent / Girls have not become more violent / Stricter gun control laws can prevent youth violence / Gun control laws cannot prevent youth violence / Views differ on zero tolerance policies / Zero tolerance policies are unfair / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- Marilyn D. McShane and Franklin P. Williams III -- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -- Justice Policy Institute -- American Academy of Family Physicians -- David Trend -- Liz Welch -- Mike Males -- Children's Defense Fund -- Howard Nemerov -- Tobin McAndrews -- Rhonda B. Armistead.

9780737744460 (hbk.) 0737744464 (hbk.) 9780737744477 (pbk.) 0737744472 (pbk.)


Youth and violence.
Violence in adolescence.
Violence in children.

303.60835 / VIO 2010