Youth Violence

Finn-Aage Esbensen is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Dana Peterson, is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany. Terrance J. Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Adrienne Freng is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wyoming.

List of Figures and Tables Preface 1. Introduction PART I: Understanding Youth Violence 2. Conceptual Framework 3. Research Design and Methodological Issues PART II: Types of Youth Violence 4. Youth Violence 5. Gang Membership 6. Violent Victimization 7. The Co-occurrence of Violence and the Cumulative Effect of Multiple Risk Factors PART III: Understanding and Responding to Youth Violence 8. Putting It All Together: A Theoretical Framework 9. Responding to Youth Violence Appendix: Demographic and Risk Factor Measures References Index