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Research indicates a national trend of increasing violence among the juvenile population. This study examines and profiles adolescent restraining order defendants in one state. The study includes all adolescent defendants between the ages of 11 and 17 who had a restraining order issued against them during a 10-month period. This study examined the…

Considers violence/aggression of young. Delineates seven steps to less violent society: provide effective consequences of aggression; teach nonaggressive responses to problems; stop aggression early; restrict access to the instruments of aggression; restrain and reform public displays of aggression; correct conditions of everyday life that foster…

Many concerned individuals and community-based organizations want to reduce violence and prevent injuries and deaths from violence among youths in their community. This manual is designed to help. It includes a menu of specific activities for communities to undertake plus a framework for putting those activities effectively into place. The manual…

This volume presents three papers commissioned by the National Governors' Association on children and violence. "Risk Factors for Youth Violence" (Terence P. Thornberry) discusses findings from longitudinal studies conducted over the last decade about children and violent behavior. Nine significant risk factors for violent behavior are identified:…

Presents excerpts from United States Attorney General Janet Reno's address to the Coalition for Juvenile Justice in April of 1993 in which Reno asserts that the juvenile justice system cannot labor by itself to reverse societal damage done to children. Excerpts tell what needs to be done to help prevent youth violence. (Author/NB)

The text of a Congressional hearing on violence involving children is presented in this document. An opening statement by committee chairman Representative George Miller introduces the topic. Statements are presented by Representatives Charles Hayes and Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Testimony by the following witnesses is included: (1) Carl C. Bell,…

This issue's "Voices of Pioneers" segment features the work of Fritz Redl, pioneer in the art of helping distraught children and adolescents. Describes Redl's professional development and contributions. Includes writing by Redl in which he identifies four patterns of antisocial behavior which stem from different causes and thus require…

This "Voices of Pioneers" section of the journal highlights the work of Jane Addams, who founded the settlement house movement in America with the establishment of Hull House in Chicago in 1899. Presents excerpts from Addams' book "The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (1909)" to illustrate her views on guns, stealing,…

Investigated the magnitude of juvenile violence in Pennsylvania in terms of victimization and perpetration. Used archival data on violent crimes in Pennsylvania during 1993 to develop cost estimates reflecting the costs incurred by society for both victims and perpetrators. Overall, violence against children and adolescents proved to be a much…

Focuses on one aspect of contemporary youth violence, youth gangs and groups, in effort to open broad discussion of youth gangs and frame the process of developing a comprehensive prevention/intervention strategy in proyouth way. Examines three ways of framing youth gang phenomenon: youth violence as racism, alienation, and criminality. Considers…

An increasing fear over violence in schools has prompted recent requests for psychologists, educators, and law enforcement professionals to assist in preventing future incidents of violence. This paper attempts to lay a foundation for developing effective assessment and prevention approaches by first distinguishing planned school-based attacks…

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…

Recognizing increasing concerns about rising youth-related crime in Missouri, this Kids Count report on children and violence examines the impact of community and family violence on young perpetrators and victims, and explores characteristics of successful programs to prevent or reduce family and community violence in Missouri. Data suggest that…

Although not every American is touched directly by violence, it is hard for anyone to escape the problems of violent crime completely. This book, designed for the education of young readers, discusses violence and explores reactions to it. It is stressed that violence is not a new problem in the United States or in the world, but rather a…