Youth violence : sex and race differences in offending, victimization, and gang membership

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Youth violence : sex and race differences in offending, victimization, and gang membership

Finn-Aage Esbensen ... [et al.]

Temple University Press, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The first comprehensive overview to examine how sex and race/ethnicity impact the interrelationships among youth violence, violent victimization, and gang membership

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Preface 1. Introduction PART I: Understanding Youth Violence 2. Conceptual Framework 3. Research Design and Methodological Issues PART II: Types of Youth Violence 4. Youth Violence 5. Gang Membership 6. Violent Victimization 7. The Co-occurrence of Violence and the Cumulative Effect of Multiple Risk Factors PART III: Understanding and Responding to Youth Violence 8. Putting It All Together: A Theoretical Framework 9. Responding to Youth Violence Appendix: Demographic and Risk Factor Measures References Index

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