Juvenile crime
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Auriana Ojeda, book editor
Contributors: Ojeda, Auriana, 1977-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780737707847; 9780737707830
Copyright date: 2002
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 : Are juvenile crime and violence increasing?; title: Juvenile crime and violence are increasing / Steve Macko; title: Juvenile crime and violence are not increasing / James Glassman; title: Juvenile crime is a serious problem in schools / National Center for Victims of Crime; title: Juvenile crime is not a serious problem in schools / Patrick Welsh; title: Juveniles are becoming ruthless / Scott Minerbrook; title: Juveniles are unfairly blamed for increasing crime and violence / Ira Glasser; title: Chapter 2 : What are the causes of juvenile crime and violence?; title: Why the young kill / Sharon Begley; title: Environmental factors contribute to juvenile crime and violence / Tom O'Connor; title: Violence in the media contributes to juvenile crime / Dave Grossman; title: Violence in the media does not contribute to juvenile crime / Richard Rhodes; title: Guns contribute to juvenile crime / Bob Levin; title: Guns do not contribute to juvenile crime / Timothy Wheeler; title: The root cause of juvenile crime and violence is poverty / Mike Males; title: The root cause of juvenile crime and violence is fatherlessness / Dave Kopel; title: Chapter 3 : What factors contribute to gang-related juvenile crime?; title: The media contribute to gang-related juvenile crime / Suren Pillay; title: Gangsta rap music contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / Paul Palango; title: A need for family contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / Anonymous; title: Poor parenting contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / Lewis Yablonsky; title: American capitalism contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / Christian Smith; title: Chapter 4 : How can juvenile crime and violence be combated?; title: More juveniles should be tried as adults / Hanna Chiou; title: Juveniles should not be tried as adults / Wendy Kaminer; title: Parents should be held legally responsible for juvenile crime / Kate O'Beirne; title: Holding parents legally responsible for juvenile crime may be counterproductive / Garry Cooper; title: Curfew laws are effective at combating juvenile crime / David Knight; title: Curfew laws are ineffective at combating juvenile crime / Colin Miller; title: Harsher punishment is the answer to juvenile crime / Peter Reinhartz; title: More after-school programs are the answer to juvenile crime / Judy Mann