Violent children
By: Roman Espejo, book editor.
Contributors: Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9780737744460; 9780737744477
Subjects: Youth and violence; Violence in adolescence; Violence in children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Youth violence is a serious problem / Kathiann M. Kowalski; title: The problem of youth violence is exaggerated / Marilyn D. McShane and Franklin P. Williams; title: Youth gang violence is a serious problem / Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; title: The youth gang violence problem is exaggerated / Justice Policy Institute; title: Media violence causes youth violence / American Academy of Family Physicians; title: The negative effects of media violence have not been established / David Trend; title: Video games may make children more aggressive / Craig A. Anderson; title: Video games do not make children more aggressive / Electronic Gaming Monthly; title: Girls have become more violent / Liz Welch; title: Girls have not become more violent / Mike Males; title: Stricter gun control laws can prevent youth violence / Children's Defense Fund; title: Gun control laws cannot prevent youth violence / Howard Nemerov; title: Views differ on zero tolerance po1icies / Anne J. Atkinson; title: Zero tolerance policies are unfair / Rhonda B. Armistead.