Part one of term paper
Over the past decade, criminal and violent acts committed by juveniles have increased dramatically. A national crisis is engulfing this country. Over half of the people arrested for murder in the United States in 1991 were under age 25 (Wilson & Howell, 1993). The Children’s Defense fund estimates that an American child is arrested for a ...

Part two of term paper
... . It is understood that prevention and intervention strategies are important, quality education, economic opportunities, safe and good homes, often go a longer way towards preventing violence (Osofsky 1997, p.5). Society can be better equipped to help prevent by attempting to understand the nature of the problem, and by implementing recommendations to solve it. One of the best predictors of aggression and violence in young people is family abuse. Being abused or neglected as a child increases th ...