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

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Imprint:Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
Description:xii, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8146519
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Other authors / contributors:Esbensen, Finn-Aage.
ISBN:9781439900710 (cloth : alk. paper)
143990071X (cloth : alk. paper)
9781439900734 (e-book)
1439900736 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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