Youth Violence
On the morning of December 1, 1997, an informal prayer group was gathered in the lobby of Heath High School in western Kentucky. Just before the start of classes, Michael Carneal, a freshman at the school, opened fire in the lobby. The youth, wearing earplugs, pulled out a .22-caliber handgun at about 7:45 a.m. and opened fire, killing three girls and wounding five other students (“Student Kills Two”). Unfortunately, Michael Carneal’s actions represent a growing trend in society: youth violence. Due to the rise in the number of violent crimes committed by people under the age of 18, youth violence has become a serious national concern. Since 1980, the rate of violence among American juveniles has steadily increased. In fact, between 1984 and 1993, the rate of arrests for violent crimes among juveniles climbed by nearly 68% (Noguera 1). As Pedro Noguera, professor of education at the University of California, Berkeley, points out, “this figure is particularly alarming given that many incidents of violence are not reported to the police” (1). Also, statistics show that the homicide rate for juveniles has exceeded the adult rate since 1989, and the juvenile arrest rate for all types of violent crimes has surp
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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