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| Foreword | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 14 |
| Youth Violence Throughout American History | |
| Chapter Preface | p. 24 |
| Youth Violence Occurred in Biblical Times | p. 26 |
| Youth Gangs Began After the American Revolution | p. 34 |
| Leopold and Loeb: "Crime of the Century" | p. 42 |
| "Lost" Generations Must Be Saved | p. 47 |
| World War II Impacts American Youth | p. 55 |
| A Study of a School Shooting | p. 64 |
| Societal Influences on Youth Violence | |
| Chapter Preface | p. 74 |
| Racial Discrimination Is Not the Only Root of Violence | p. 76 |
| Anti-Semitic Youth Gangs Were Encouraged in 1940s America | p. 83 |
| Youth Antiwar Rebellion | p. 93 |
| An Increase in Broken and Single-Parent Households May Lead to Youth Violence | p. 100 |
| Gun Availability Contributes to Youth Violence | p. 107 |
| Poverty Breeds Violence | p. 119 |
| Media and Youth Violence | |
| Chapter Preface | p. 128 |
| The "Crime" of Comic Books | p. 130 |
| Violence in Media Encourages Real Violence | p. 137 |
| Rap Music Gets a Bad "Rap" | p. 145 |
| Widespread Censorship of Violence Is Necessary | p. 149 |
| Video Game Violence Is Harmless Fantasy | p. 158 |
| Bullies in Cyberspace | p. 161 |
| Responses to Youth Violence | |
| Chapter Preface | p. 169 |
| The Birth of America's Juvenile Justice System | p. 171 |
| The Gang Injunction Controversy in California | p. 178 |
| Juvenile Executions Prohibited for Defendants Under the Age of Fifteen | p. 185 |
| An End to Juvenile Executions in the United States | p. 192 |
| Chronology | p. 199 |
| Organizations to Contact | p. 204 |
| For Further Research | p. 207 |
| Index | p. 210 |
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Youth Violence
by Biscontini, Tracey VasilFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-09-18
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