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NCJ 176976
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Title:
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Report to Congress on Juvenile Violence Research
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Author(s):
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Katharine Browning
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Corporate Author:
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
US Dept of Justice
United States
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Date Published:
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1999 |
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Page Count:
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41 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States |
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HTML PDF |
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Type:
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Applied research |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report presents the collective results of studies
funded under a 1992 congressional directive to the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to fund
additional research examining violence committed by or
against juveniles in urban and rural areas. |
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Abstract:
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Among the research objectives were to examine the
characteristics of juveniles involved in violence, to
determine the context in which juvenile violence tends to
occur, and to make recommendations for the prevention and
control of violence by or against juveniles. In response to
the legislation, OJJDP funded four new violence studies and
continued funding for three existing research projects
examining the causes and correlates of serious and violent
juvenile offending. Results revealed that young black males
are disproportionately involved as offenders and as victims
of violence, that guns have a large role in juvenile
violence, and that gang members are often involved in
violence. Findings also revealed that the majority of youths
who live in impoverished and high-crime areas are not
involved in serious juvenile delinquency. The
recommendations of the studies emphasized four major areas
of intervention: (1) gangs, (2) guns, (3) high-risk
juveniles; and (4) locations and times of highest risk for
juvenile violence. The studies also provided examples that
address each area of intervention. The studies' overriding
message was that the need exists for a balanced and
comprehensive approach to addressing juvenile violence.
Communities must work with the juvenile justice system to
prevent the development of violent behavior and to intervene
with violent youth in effective ways. Chart, footnotes,
appended summaries of individual studies, and 43 references |
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Main Term(s):
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Juvenile delinquency research |
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Index Term(s):
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Juvenile delinquency factors ; Juvenile delinquency prevention ; Office of Juv Just and Delinq Prev (OJJDP) ; Violent juvenile offenders ; Juvenile gang behavior patterns ; Juvenile victims ; Violence causes ; Firearm-crime relationships ; Violence prevention |
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