The contributors to this book believe that something can be done to make life in American cities safer, to make growing up in urban ghettos less risky, and to reduce the violence that so often afflicts urban childhood. They consider why there is so much violence, why some people become violent and others do not, and why violence is more prevalent in some areas. The authors also discuss how the urban environment affects childhood development. They review a variety of intervention strategies and consider when it is appropriate to use them and towards whom they should be targeted.
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"This is an excellent collection of essays. The reviews of the literature are comprehensive." Steven F. Messner, Contemporary Sociology
"...recommended for anyone who is seriously concerned about the level of violence in the United States." Ronald Hinch, Canadian Journal of Urban Research
"...recommended for anyone who is seriously concerned about the level of violence in the United States." Ronald Hinch, Canadian Journal of Urban Research
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The contributors to this book believe that something can be done to make life in American cities safer, to make growing up in urban ghettos less risky, and to reduce the violence that so often afflicts urban childhood. They consider why there is so much violence, why some people become violent and others do not, and why violence is more prevalent in some areas. The authors also discuss how the urban environment affects childhood development. They review a variety of intervention strategies, considering when it would be appropriate to use them and towards whom they should be targeted.
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Of all the problems besetting the poor inner-city black community, none is more pressing than that of interpersonal violence and aggression. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
violence toxins, ecological concentration, psychological mediators, social disorganization theory, street code, community social organization, child ahuse, verbal deficits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Of all the problems besetting the poor inner-city black community, none is more pressing than that of interpersonal violence and aggression. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
violence toxins, ecological concentration, psychological mediators, social disorganization theory, street code, community social organization, child ahuse, verbal deficits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Cambridge University Press, New Zealand, Sage Publications, Academic Press, Harvard University Press, National Commission, American Psychological Association, Guilford Press, National Academy Press, New Haven, Oxford University Press, African Americans, Basic Books, Free Press, National Research Council, San Francisco, Van Acker, Bantam Books, Newbury Park, American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Head Start, New Orleans New!
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- Violence in America: The History of Crime (Violence, Cooperation, Peace) by Ted Robert Gurr on page 106, and page 107
- Child Development by Diane E. Papalia on page 159, and page 162
- Crime and Justice, Volume 8: Communities and Crime (Crime and Justice: A Review of Research) (v. 8) by Albert J. Reiss Jr. on page 74, and page 76
- Child Development with Multimedia Courseware CD and PowerWeb by Ganie DeHart on page 199, and page 253
- Child Development by Sroufe on page 199, and page 253
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- An Atlas of Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart 1960-2003 by Amy Glasmeier in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape by Kevin Fitzpatrick in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Girls in Trouble with the Law (Series in Childhood Studies) by Prof. Laurie Schaffner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective, Second Edition (Criminal Justice Illuminated) by R. Scott Ryder on page 86, and page 88
- The Politics of Injustice by Katherine Beckett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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