Violence in Schools1
Violence in schools is hardly new to the United States, but growing news coverage and public concerns about the problem has marked recent years. Shocking reports of violent crimes committed by juveniles seem to have become common. Is the media to blame, for the violence juveniles commit in schools? Exploring how juvenile offenders have taken the brunt of crime's policies reaction to the high level and recent increase in school violence in the United States, may answer that question. I believe that media is not to blame, and that each individual is responsible for their own thoughts and actions. In order to show important aspects of the problem, we must answer the following questions:How has youth violence increased over the years in general and in schools? Juvenile crime and violence is a serious problem in America. It has been increasing at a faster rate than any crime committed by adults. "For reasons that are not well understood, the United States has an extremely high level of juvenile violence (Howell 51)." About 2.3 million persons under the age of eighteen are arrested by law enforcement agencies in the United States each year according to the Office
Almost everyone in the United States watch the news reads a newspaper and is surprised by the violent acts committed by the youth in schools. One of the first questions that is asked is "why?" Most parents tend to blame the parents of the youth, but the parents are not always the ones to blame. There are many different theories to explain why some juveniles commit acts of violence in schools, or elsewhere. The most controversial and most widely talked about causes are television, biological factors, and environmental factors. Since everyone has his or her own opinion on the issue of school violence, it makes it extremely difficult to decide which opinion is true. Sadler, A.E. Juvenile Crime. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1997. Snyder, H.N., Sickmund, M., & Poc Yamagata, E. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1996 Update on Violence. Washington D.C: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1998. What frightens a majority of the country the most, is the terrifying increase of homicides committed by the youth, which are the most violent crimes committed. Lawrence, Richard. School Crime and Juvenile Justice. Oxford University Press. 1998. These age decreases of crime offenders are an even scarier thought. With all the violence that has happened within the high school age range, what more violence can happen for childre
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