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Juvenile crime : opposing viewpoints
Title:
Juvenile crime : opposing viewpoints
Author:
Ojeda, Auriana, 1977-
Publication Information:
San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, [2002]

©2002
Physical Description:
186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
Juvenile crime and violence are increasing / Juvenile crime and violence are not increasing / Juvenile crime is a serious problem in schools / Juvenile crime is not a serious problem in schools / Juveniles are becoming ruthless / Juveniles are unfairly blamed for increasing crime and violence / Why the young kill / Environmental factors contribute to juvenile crime and violence / Violence in the media contributes to juvenile crime / Violence in the media does not contribute to juvenile crime / Guns contribute to juvenile crime / Guns do not contribute to juvenile crime / Root cause of juvenile crime and violence is poverty / Root cause of juvenile crime and violence is fatherlessness / Media contribute to gang-related juvenile crime / Gangsta rap music contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / A need for family contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / Poor parenting contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / American capitalism contributes to gang-related juvenile crime / More juveniles should be tried as adults / Juveniles should not be tried as adults / Parents should be held legally responsible for juvenile crime / Holding parents legally responsible for juvenile crime may be counterproductive / Curfew laws are effective at combating juvenile crime / Curfew laws are ineffective at combating juvenile crime / Harsher punishment is the answer to juvenile crime / More after-school programs are the answer to juvenile crime
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ISBN:
9780737707847

9780737707830
Format :
Book