Youth Violence : Sex and Race Differences in Offending, Victimization, and Gang Membership
ISBN: 9781439900710 | 143990071X
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Temple Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 8/6/2010
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Violence by and against youth continues to be one of the most challenging subjects facing criminologists. In this comprehensive and integrated analysis of the interrelationships of youth violence, violent victimization, and gang membership, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Dana Peterson, Terrance J. Taylor and Adrienne Freng seek to understand what causes youth violence and what can be done about it. Using the results from an inclusive study they conducted of eighth-graders in eleven American cities, the authors examine how the nature, etiology, and interse... MORE
| List of Figures and Tables | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Understanding Youth Violence | |
| Conceptual Framework | p. 11 |
| Research Design and Methodological Issues | p. 25 |
| Types of Youth Violence | |
| Youth Violence | p. 41 |
| Gang Membership | p. 70 |
| Violent Victimization | p. 99 |
| The Co-occurrence ... MORE | p. 121 |
| Understanding and Responding to Youth Violence | |
| Putting it All Together: A Theoretical Framework | p. 149 |
| Responding to Youth Violence | p. 173 |
| Appendix: Demographic and Risk Factor Measures | p. 193 |
| References | p. 199 |
| Index | p. 221 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Finn-Aage Esbensen is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Dana Peterson, is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany.
Terrance J. Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Adrienne Freng is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wyoming.
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