TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Youth violence in context: the roles of sex, race, and community in offending
JO  - Youth violence and juvenile justice
A1  - Peterson, Dana
A1  - Esbensen, Finn-Aage
A1  - Taylor, Terrance J.
A1  - Freng, Adrienne
SP  - 385
EP  - 410
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - Youth violence garners considerable attention in the media as well as in public policy debates. In spite of this interest and attention to youth violence, stereotypes fueled by misperceptions about the epidemiology of youth violence often drive these discussions. Urban minority youth, especially males, are typically presented as the "dark stranger" responsible for much of this violence. Criminal justice and juvenile justice data tend to reinforce this perspective. In this article, the authors call into question the extent to which violent juvenile offending can be characterized as an urban minority male problem. A multisite sample of middle school students was used to examine the distribution of violent offending by sex, race/ethnicity, and community of residence.   Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1541-2040
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204006297369
ID  - ref1
ER  -