Summary: Peer Violence Perpetration Among Urban Adolescents

In 1998, among youth ages 10 to 19 in the United States, there were 2,601

     Ever since the terrible tragedy at Columbine High School, there has been a numerous list of recent school shootings in America. Youth violence is a major issue in today’s society. Many people dread what causes adolescents to be so violent, committing horrible crimes.     

Adolescent Black males throughout the years have been subject and victim to numerous economic, socioeconomic, and environmental disadvantages. In many inner-city neighborhoods, these disadvantages have led to an increase in violence among these adolescent African American males, especially in the educational system. Violence among African American males in schools is something that increases tremendously each year; a 2010 study in Education Week showed that over 70% of the students involved in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement were African American students. This can be explained

The starting point of violence takes place in communities and at home--not at school. Youth take what they hear and see at home and in their communities to school. The environment in some communities and households are positive and the presences of protective factors outweigh the high risk factors. However, there are communities and households where there is a lack of informal social control and high risk factors exist more than protective factors--, which affect youth in a negative manner.

For the Final Paper, you will identify three to five research studies from peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last ten years, which investigate a particular social science problem or topic. The Final Paper will focus on critiquing the varying statistical approaches used in each of these studies.

Adolescent violence has turned into an expanding issue in the U.S. youth violence and young people raised in the 1990s and has stayed high. Youth are the in all probability gathering to be casualties or culprits of high school violence, however the after effects of teenager violence influence everybody. Youth brutality insights demonstrate this is a significant issue: A normal of 15 youngsters are killed every day in the U.S., and more than 80 percent of those are killed with firearms (Khey, 2008). In 2004, brutality insights report 750,000 youngsters were dealt with in doctor 's facilities for roughness related wounds (Khey, 2008). One third of secondary school understudies reported being included in a battle at school in 2004, and 17 percent reported conveying a weapon to class in the month going before the 2004 overview (Khey, 2008). 1 in 12 young people in secondary school are harmed or undermined with a weapon every year (School Violence in America, 2015). 30 percent of junior and senior secondary school understudies are included in tormenting every year as the casualty, spook, or both (School Violence in America, 2015). According to a savagery measurements report by the U.S. Mystery Service, in the earlier decade, the chances of a secondary school understudy being harmed or debilitated with a weapon were around 1 in 14, and the chances of an adolescent being in a physical battle were 1 in 7 (Hiscock, 1926). Youth roughness can influence anybody, however a few

The immigrant youth surveyed in this social research endeavor were not much different from the U.S. born youth. The journal points out that the common methods used to handle issues like juvenile delinquency may not apply equally to immigrant youth in violence prevention (Almeida et al, 2010).

Is youth violence a problem in the U.S.? Most people don’t pay attention to youth violence rates, but when a surveillance camera in Seattle records a teen girl aggressively kicking another girl in the head on a subway platform while security is sitting nearby doing nothing, while being broadcasted to the internet; people may start paying attention to this issue. This problem has been around for years, but more recently, Obama has been addressing this issue. He has most recently put $24 million in budget for community based crime prevention programs. Another part of this problem is the harsh sentences that these juveniles are given.

2013, 19.6 percent of high school students reported being bullied. Youth violence is the third leading cause of death for people of the age of 15-24. On average 13 people between 10-24 are killed every day. School health index helps schools find their strengths and weaknesses. SHI developed a plan for improving student’s health and safety. Youth violence is a serious problem in the United States.

According to the World Health Organization, around 43% of all homicides in the world occur amongst children ages ten to twenty-four every year. In the United States alone, an average of twelve people between the ages of ten to twenty-four are killed each day according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Youth violence is a term that is defined by the CDC as “a significant public health problem that affects thousands of young people each day, and in turn, their families, schools, and communities”. Violence among youth can be a result of drug use, familial issues, or anti-sociality. Although the trend for youth violence is currently declining, youth violence is still a major issue among communities as children exposed to violence can have physical and/or psychological problems later on in life.

Teen violence is a term used to define collective behaviors by teenagers that are not acceptable by the society. These behaviors range from slapping, bullying, hitting, assault and even armed robbery. Teen violence has been affecting many societies and has destructive history to communities. Although many factors have been pointed out to cause teen violence, studies show that modeling behaviors are the most common causes of teen violence in the society. These include behaviors as seen in the movies, on the streets, on the video games and at home. Social engineering factors and psychology behind teen violence are some of the main challenges contributing to teen violence. Video games, in particular, have caused the prevalence

According to Baridam (2001), it is not enough to review literature without presenting the studies by topic and determining how each of these topics relates to the researcher’s own study. A systematic presentation of the literature forms the foundation of the study.

To conclude the research topic the author has chosen there were a few limitations which made findings minimal he also did not show very much knowledge of legislations however the author did display good facts on the topic of gun and stab assaults on children but I feel that he could have provided more in depth information on intervention and prevention and what ED’s can do to put in place these interventions.

This study utilized a convenience sample. The convenience sampling method was used in the study as a means of quickly gathering data to begin calculations. There are 29 counties in the State of Utah. There are three school districts in Utah County with over 51 public schools including 18 high schools. The selected population was the Nebo School district because of the close proximity and access to the researcher. The population for this study was 4 public high schools in the same school district. The high schools participating in this study were classified as low, moderate, and high violence, according to the percentage of students who were expelled during the 2015-2016 school year. School expulsion rates were used as an

A review of the literature provides more detailed information on the chosen topic. Its purpose is to give the researcher knowledge that will form the foundation for his or her study and therefore, the information must be related to the topic. Not only does it provide basic information on the variables in the topic but also covers various relatable studies conducted in the past; how, where they were conducted, and the conclusions that the researcher(s) came to. Literature can be obtained from a wide variety of sources; newspapers, journals, databases, books, encyclopedias, digital sources, and much more. Information obtained in this section helps the researcher understand the magnitude of the problem defined in the first stage, recognize any consequences and gaps that other researchers may have not filled, and identify potential strategies to combat the problem. It serves as a secondary source of information. Based on