Youth Violence: Scientific Approaches to Prevention
John Devine
417 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1573315257
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2004
This volume summarizes and assesses the current state of knowledge about strategies to prevent youth violence. By focusing on violence committed by and upon youth (adolescents and young adults), the authors emphasize the importance of preventive, as opposed to merely retributive, approaches to the problem.