Provides information about child violence, discussing the various sources of the problem, looking at various school shootings at Columbine and elsewhere, and considering ways to curtail violent behavior in children.
Young people whose lives have been impacted by violence and crime, either as perpetrators or as victims, tell their stories. Also includes comments from concerned adults who work with these teens.
Presents a collection of twelve controversial essays that debate issues pertaining to media violence and its effect upon children and society including problems associated with violent video games, rap music, literature, and graphic films and television programs.
Describes the different kinds of violence that threaten the lives of children and the overwhelming influences that can move them to become violent themselves.
Contains eleven articles in which the authors debate the causes of violence in children, discussing song lyrics, television, video games, the availabilty of guns, and the breakdown of the family.