This book aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and
effective programs and for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency …

Youth gangs and violence have received substantial scholarly and public attention during
the past two decades. While most of the extant research on youth gang members has …

The concept of street efficacy, defined as the perceived ability to avoid violent confrontations
and to be safe in one's neighborhood, is proposed as a mechanism connecting aspects of …

Firearm violence is a public health crisis in the United States that disproportionately impacts
community members in low-income areas who witness and experience violence and violent …

The recent death of Amy Joyner, a promising Wilmington, Delaware, high school sophomore
demonstrates very clearly the ways in which Black girls are made vulnerable in urban …

This article uses a race-class-gender intersectional approach to analyze qualitative
interviews with girls at two public high schools to better understand a common perception …

This article examines the experiences of 25 youth of color living in East Oakland, California.
Building on empirical studies examining violence prevention efforts on the behalf of and …

This paper discusses how perceptions of personal security can impact on school enrolment
and attendance. It mainly focuses on threats of physical harm, crime, and community and …

This chapter examines gangs and school violence by employing a socioecological
framework to highlight the systemic failures that push vulnerable high‐risk youth to flee …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the logotherapeutic model as described by
Frankl that explains the relationships among the search for meaning in life, the presence of …