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Child
and Youth Security Sourcebook: Basic Information for General
Readers About Protecting Children and Youth (Security
Reference Series) by Chad T. Kimball Reports
show 1 in 5young people are afraid of attending school because
of potential threats. 7 out of 10 crimes committed against
young people occur at school, home, neighborhood, nearby parks
and playgrounds. Many face threats of abuse at home. Special
sections cover statistics, recovery programs for young victims
of violence, a glossary of related terms, and resources for
further information. |
The Pathways to Desistance Study follows 1,354 serious juvenile offenders ages 14–18 (184 females and 1,170 males) for 7 years after conviction collecting the most comprehensive data available about serious adolescent offenders in late adolescence and early adulthood and the factors that lead youth to continue or desist from offending, including maturation, life changes and the criminal justice system. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2011.
Teenage peer pressure effects brain signals involving risk and reward explain why young people are more likely to misbehave and take risks when friends are watching.
School
Associated Violent Deaths Report -- A school associated violent
death is any homicide, suicide, or weapons related violent death
occurring on the property of a functioning public, private or
parochial, alternative, elementary or secondary school, K-12,
on the way to or from school, while attending or on the way to
or from a school event; as a direct result of school incidents,
functions or activities, on or off school bus/vehicle or school
property. House Report of the National School Safety
Center
Juvenile
Violence Time Line
What
Makes Kids Care? - According to the National Crime Survey,
every 6 seconds crimes occur on or near school campuses. A study
on domestic violence found many high school boys thought it was
all right to strike his girlfriend. American Psychological
Association
1
in 4 Parents Fears Their Child Will Become a Victim at School
-- Parents are concerned their children will become victims of
violence at school and are willing to take action to prevent it,
according to a national poll released by Youth Crime Watch of
America (YCWA) and the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO).
The
Development of Concern for Others -- Deficits in empathy and
remorse are common in children with disruptive behavior disorders.
Random
Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
Adrian Nicole LeBlan -- The saga behind the headlines of gangsta
glamour, gold-drenched drug dealers, and street-corner society.
After ten years of reporting, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc immerses reader
into the intricacies of the ghetto world. She charts the cycle
of the generations, as girls become mothers, mothers become grandmothers,
boys become criminals, and hope struggles against deprivation.
Two romances: nineteen-year-old Jessica's infatuation with a successful
heroin dealer, Boy George, and fourteen-year-old Coco's first
love with Jessica's little brother, Cesar, an aspiring thug. The
young couples try to outrun their destinies. Chauffeurs whisk
them to getaways and nightclubs. They cruise in Lamborghinis and
customized James Bond cars. Jessica and Boy George ride between
riches and ruin, while Coco and Cesar stick closer to the street,
all four caught in a dance between life and death. Friends get
murdered; the DEA and FBI investigate Boy George's business activities;
Cesar becomes a fugitive; Jessica and Coco endure homelessness,
betrayal, prison, and poverty. The teenagers make family where
they find it. Girls look for excitement and find trouble; boys,
searching for adventure, join crews and prison gangs. Adrian Nicole
LeBlanc has slipped behind the cold statistics and surrounding
inner-city life with a riveting, haunting, and true urban soap
opera that reveals the clenched grip of the streets.
A report
on the causes
of violence in a child
One
in five teenage boys admits to taking a weapon (gun or knife)
to school with him at least once in the past 12 months according
to a study released by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, almost
half of all high school students said they could get a gun.
Do
Teen Murders Signal a Trend?
In
Search of Law and Order -- -- 1984 - 1994 juvenile homicide
offenders in America tripled. While crime rates in America drop,
teen-on-teen violence is out of control. More teenage boys are
killed by guns than all natural causes combined.
1st
Grader Runs A fowl of 'Zero Tolerance' Jonesboro, AR - When
8-year-old Christopher Kissinger pointed a chicken strip at another
student in the cafeteria of the South Elementary School saying
"pow, POW, POW," a teacher thought the "threat" was meant for
her. Christopher received a punishment of 3 -days' suspension
from school.
School
Crime and Policing by William L. Turk -- An overview
of school crime in the US, how to prepare for safe schools,
recommended practices, police response to school crime, teacher's
and administrator's perspectives, effective use of security
technologies in schools, and school-based prevention programs
that work.
When
Kids Kill: Unthinkable Crimes of Lost Innocence by Jonathan Paul
Odd
Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons Lacking cultural permission to acknowledge conflict, girls develop
"a hidden culture of silent and indirect aggression." Chilling
and heartbreaking acts of aggression, including the silent treatment,
note-passing, glaring, gossiping, ganging up, fashion police,
and being nice in private/mean in public. Simmons is guides
readers to nurture emotional honesty in girls and discussions
of bullying. She offers ideas for changing the dynamics of the
classroom, dialogues for talking to daughters, and exercises
for girls to explore and resolve conflicts head-on.
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Juvenile
Justice -- As crime nationwide falls from the record levels
of a few years ago, one particularly troubling trend continues
more and more kids are committing rape, murder and assault, serious
crimes that merit more severe punishment than the juvenile justice
system is equipped to handle. Go to the front lines of the growing
battle against juvenile crime with this unflinching investigation.
Examine the cases that have made headlines, from the murder of
a foreign tourist by two Miami teenagers to the sensational British
case where two pre-teen boys killed a toddler. Get up-close with
the officials and lawyers who worked on these cases, and hear
from experts including the author of the acclaimed Kids Who Kill
what can be done to combat it. See how the legal system is changing
to accommodate these new crimes, and hear the latest theories
on how these cases should be handled. It is a revealing look at
one of the most troubling trends in justice and society today.
Investigative
Reports: Teenage
Suicide: The Silent Threat -- Suicide is the third largest
killer of young people in America. Though the danger is pervasive,
experts agree it can hit any family. You'll hear from the families
of those who have taken their own lives, and, one teen tells why
she tried to kill herself. The stories are supported by the insights
of experts like Dr. David Shaffer, Professor of Psychiatry and
Pediatrics at Columbia, and Dr. Kay Jamison, author of The Unquiet
Mind. Explore the statistics and facts that shape this crisis,
including the vast disparity between the numbers of boys and girls
who attempt suicide. A look at ways society is fighting back,
from medical and therapeutic options to at-risk youth to the innovative
Teen Scream program. Take a look at a rising tragedy--since the
1950's TEENAGE SUICIDE has tripled. |