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Abstract
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VioLit summary:
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this article by Tetzeli was to discuss American male youth as both victims and perpetrators of violence, crime and other anti-social behavior with an emphasis on working towards solutions for these at-risk youth within the context of peer group programs.
METHODOLOGY:
This was a non-experimental examination of the crisis American male youth are facing in terms of crime and pathology.
FINDINGS/DISCUSSION:
Statistics indicated that homicide by firearm was the second leading cause of death for males between 15 and 19 years of age (a specific year was not indicated). Other statistics discussed included: (1) teenage unemployment for males has risen nearly 10 percent in the past four years, (2) there were more than 120,000 teenage fathers in 1989, (3) approximately 40 percent of African-American male youth do not complete high school, (4) in 1990 the federal government spent over $25 billion on families of teenage mothers, and (5) an estimated $863 million was spent on the treatment of gunshot wounds in 1985. The author discussed Professor J.S. Fuerst findings regarding early childhood development programs, such as Head Start. Fuerst findings suggested that such programs may not necessarily have long term impact and that more extended programs targeting high-risk youth need be implemented. Also, discussed was a successful initiative in Detroit at an all-male, all-black school. The school's approach was controversial because many specialists disagree with segregating black youth for education. The author examined several peer group programs including, a young teen fathers support group, a Futures 500 program, and the Male Adolescent Program, which were each used to illustrate that peer group orientated work is a positive and influential means of working with adolescent males. (CSPV Abstract - Copyright © 1992-2007 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, Regents of the University of Colorado)
KW - At Risk Juvenile
KW - At Risk Youth
KW - Crime Effects
KW - Crime Causes
KW - Delinquency Effects
KW - Delinquency Causes
KW - Violence Effects
KW - Violence Causes
KW - Male Crime
KW - Male Delinquency
KW - Male Behavior
KW - Male Offender
KW - Male Violence
KW - Male Victim
KW - Juvenile Antisocial Behavior
KW - Juvenile Behavior
KW - Juvenile Crime
KW - Juvenile Delinquency
KW - Juvenile Male
KW - Juvenile Offender
KW - Juvenile Victim
KW - Juvenile Violence
KW - Prevention Recommendations
KW - Violence Prevention
KW - Victimization Prevention |