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New Jersey Department of Education, 2013
The Commissioner's annual report provides the Governor and Legislature with information reported by school districts concerning incidents of serious student misconduct grouped into the following five major reporting categories: violence; vandalism; harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB); weapons; and substance abuse. An analysis of trends…
Descriptors: Weapons, Charter Schools, Substance Abuse, Violence
Raghavan, Chitra; Rajah, Valli; Gentile, Katie; Collado, Lillian; Kavanagh, Ann Marie – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The authors examined how witnessing community violence influenced social support networks and how these networks were associated with male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV) in ethnically diverse male college students. The authors assessed whether male social support members themselves had perpetrated IPV (male network violence) and whether…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Violence, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity
Naber, Patricia A.; May, David C.; Decker, Scott H.; Minor, Kevin I.; Wells, James B. – Journal of School Violence, 2006
In the past, juvenile gang researchers have focused primarily on the characteristics of gangs and the prevalence of gangs in communities and schools. One of the greatest limitations of this research, however, surrounds the lack of agreement on the definition of a gang and, consequently, the prevalence of gangs in the community and in schools. In…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Incidence, Definitions, Computation
Howell, James C. – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2010
This bulletin presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services. The author summarizes recent literature on gang formation and identifies promising and effective programs for gang prevention. The following are some key findings: (1) Youth join gangs for protection, enjoyment, respect,…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Intervention, Prevention, Community Involvement
Choi, Yoonsun – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study tests whether the relationship between academic achievement and problem behaviors is the same across racial and ethnic groups. Some have suggested that academic achievement may be a weaker predictor of problem behaviors among Asian Pacific Islander American (API)…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Pacific Islanders, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
Barker, Edward D.; Tremblay, Richard E.; Nagin, Daniel S.; Vitaro, Frank; Lacourse, Eric – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Different developmental courses have been postulated for proactive and reactive aggression. Objective: Investigated the developmental course of proactive and reactive aggression in a large sample of adolescent boys from low socioeconomic areas. Method: A dual group-based joint trajectory method was used to identify distinct…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Developmental Stages, Males, Aggression
Zdun, Steffen – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Violence is a widespread phenomenon in juvenile street culture. But the questions of whether this relationship is a deterministic one, and if not, which are the contributing factors, are largely unanswered. This article focuses on the role of public space, starting with a comparison of the meaning of deviant behavior and crime in street culture in…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Cross Cultural Studies, Aggression, Correctional Institutions
McNamara, John; Vervaeke, Sherri-Leigh; Willoughby, Teena – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Risk-taking behavior includes alcohol and drug use, delinquency, acts of aggression, sexual activity, and so on. Many studies have explored the relationship between adolescents and risk-taking behavior; however, only a few studies have examined this link in adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents
William Gladden Foundation, York, PA. – 1989
This booklet was written to provide an understanding of aggression and violence in youth. Its purpose is to help parents, professionals, and other concerned citizens prevent or reduce these potentially dangerous behaviors. The introduction notes that many experts agree that aggression and violence are on the rise in America. The first section of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Child Behavior, Children

Craig, Wendy M.; Vitaro, Frank; Gagnon, Claude; Tremblay, Richard E. – Social Development, 2002
Examined stability of gang membership in early adolescence, concurrent behaviors, family characteristics, friendships, and school attitudes of stable and unstable gang and nongang members. Found that stable gang members, compared to nongang members, had higher teacher ratings of fighting behavior, hyperactivity, inattention and oppositional…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Patterns
Staiger, Annegret – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2005
A daily war is waged in schools all over the United States over wall space. Adolescents are using school walls to convey messages, create name recognition, slander each other, or for claiming territorial space. On the other side is the school administration, which paints over and erases these unsanctioned claims to space, power and identity, as it…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnography, Urban Schools, Aggression
Hamner, Carole J. – 1993
This report profiles the issue of youth violence: the history of its appearance in U.S. culture, the recent escalation of gang activity in U.S. communities, and the strategies put forth in smaller cities to meet this challenge. The report notes that there has been an explosion of gang violence in the United States that has been fostered by a…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Community Cooperation, Crime Prevention

Garland, Richard – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Answers to commonly asked questions about female gang members. Girls typically join gangs at age 14 to 15. If given alternatives, females will often leave gangs sooner than males. Female gang members are respected, and see themselves as strong, committed soldiers. Includes "Myths about Females in Gangs" and suggestions for additional…
Descriptors: Aggression, Delinquency, Females, Juvenile Gangs

Kee, C.; Sim, K.; Teoh, J.; Tian, C. S.; Ng, K. H. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Study compares 36 youths involved in street corner gangs in Singapore with 91 age-matched controls on measures of self-esteem, aggression, dysfunctional parenting and parent-adolescent communication. Results revealed that gang youths had lower self-esteem and higher levels of aggression than controls. Findings diverge from anticipated familial…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Cultural Influences, Family Characteristics

Wright, Darlene R.; Fitzpatrick, Kevin M. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2006
This cross-sectional study examined risk and asset factors thought to be associated with fighting among a sample of 1,642 African American children and adolescents in a central Alabama school district. Results show that poor grades, parental abuse, and gang affiliation were significant risk factors associated with higher frequency of fighting.…
Descriptors: African American Children, Adolescents, Risk, Juvenile Gangs