Violence in Schools1

Violence in Schools 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 …

…crime in the United States with increasing rates; hopefully, the future will end juvenile violence. Works Cited Howell, James C. Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications Inc. 1997. Lawrence, Richard. School Crime and Juvenile Justice. Oxford University Press. 1998. 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.