Background. An introduction to youth violence ; What we know about the nature and causes of youth violence ; What we know about preventing violence ; Public policy approaches to youth violence prevention -- Single-sector interventions. Addressing aggression in Singapore youths: an evidence-based case example / Daniel Shuen-Sheng Fung, Yoon Phaik Ooi, and Rebecca P. Ang ; The CeaseFire method applied to Iraq : changing thinking and reducing violence / Gary Slutkin ... [et al.] ; The Kingston Y [superscript] TM Youth Development Program: an effective antiviolence intervention for inner-city youth in Jamaica / Nancy G. Guerra ... [et al.] ; No school left behind: merging Israel's national academic and school safety monitoring system and matching data-driven interventions for each school / Ron Avi Astor ... [et al.] ; Community-based restorative justice in northern Ireland / Neil Jarman -- The Groblershoop youth resilience to violence project / Patrick Burton -- Multisector interventions. Nothing stops a bullet like a job: homeboy industries gang prevention and intervention in Los Angeles / Jorja Leap ... [et al.] ; Youth violence prevention around the world: the YouthBuild case study / Tim Cross ; Reducing alcohol-related youth violence in Australia through community action and multisectoral collaboration : the safety action project / Ross Homel ; Youth violence prevention in Canada: exemplary, collaborative, and evidence-based efforts / Laura Dunbar, Irvin Waller, and Kate Gunn ; Tambou Lape (Drums for Peace): a positive experience for young people previously involved in armed violence / Daniela Bercovitch ; Latin American and Caribbean experience in urban youth violence prevention : citizen security and regional responses / Jorge C. Lamas and Joan Serra Hoffman ; Preventing youth violence in a community mental health clinic working with child welfare / Yoshiro Ono ; Reducing youth violence : Central American coalition for the prevention of youth violence / Lainie Reisman -- Conclusion. Putting violence prevention efforts in perspective.
Summary:
This examination of youth violence provides insights from international experts and real life examples of how nations and communities around the world have successfully dealt with the issue. From Colombia to Northern Ireland, from South Africa to the United States. All around the world, youth violence, defined as violence committed by or against individuals ages 10 to 29, is occurring with alarming frequency; 565 young people die every day as a result of interpersonal assaults. What can be done to end this needless violence? The magnitude of the problem of youth violence in nations throughout the world is shocking. What is encouraging is that strategies to combat this issue do appear to work. For example, community-based restorative justice programs in Northern Ireland reduced retaliatory strikes by paramilitary youth groups by 75 percent, and research trials of policy and intervention strategies, such as parent training and early childhood education, have been shown to significantly reduce youth violence. This text offers an overview of youth violence, including background information that defines the problem internationally, a conceptual framework for understanding approaches to youth violence, examinations of multiple case studies, and examples of prevention programs. The final section presents conclusions and suggested strategies for dealing with interpersonal violence and recommendations for future policy.
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