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Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 1 Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 2 Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 3 Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 4 Other Books of Related Interest OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS SERIES Crime and Criminals Criminal Justice Education The Family Gangs Gun Control Gun Violence Mass Media Media Violence Poverty Teens at Risk Violence CURRENT CONTROVERSIES SERIES Child Abuse Crime Family Violence Guns and Violence Violence in the Media Youth Violence AT ISSUE SERIES Guns and Crime Is Media Violence a Problem? School Shootings Violent Children What Is a Hate Crime? Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 5 Auriana Ojeda, Book Editor Daniel Leone, Publisher Bonnie Szumski, Editorial Director Scott Barbour, Managing Editor GreenhavenPress,Inc., San Diego, California Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 6 Cover photo: Photodisc Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Juvenile crime : opposing viewpoints / Auriana Ojeda, book editor. p. cm. — (Opposing viewpoints series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7377-0783-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7377-0784-4 (lib. : alk. paper) 1. Juvenile delinquency. I. Ojeda, Auriana, 1977– II.Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) HV9069 .J78 2002 364.36—dc21 2001023310 CIP Copyright © 2002 by Greenhaven Press, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material. Greenhaven Press, Inc., P.O. Box 289009 San Diego, CA 92198-9009 Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 7 “Congress shall make no law. . .abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The basic foundation of our democracy is the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression. The Opposing Viewpoints Series is dedicated to the concept of this basic freedom and the idea that it is more important to practice it than to enshrine it. Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 8 Contents Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11 Introduction 14 Chapter 1: Are Juvenile Crime and Violence Increasing? Chapter Preface 19 1. Juvenile Crime and Violence Are Increasing 20 Steve Macko 2. Juvenile Crime and Violence Are Not Increasing 26 James Glassman 3. Juvenile Crime Is a Serious Problem in Schools 30 National Center for Victims of Crime 4. Juvenile Crime Is Not a Serious Problem in Schools 35 Patrick Welsh 5. Juveniles Are Becoming Ruthless 39 Scott Minerbrook 6. Juveniles Are Unfairly Blamed for Increasing Crime and Violence 45 Ira Glasser Periodical Bibliography 50 Chapter 2: What Are the Causes of Juvenile Crime and Violence? Chapter Preface 53 1. Why the Young Kill 54 Sharon Begley 2. Environmental Factors Contribute to Juvenile Crime and Violence 61 Tom O’Connor 3. Violence in the Media Contributes to Juvenile Crime 69 Dave Grossman Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 9 4. Violence in the Media Does Not Contribute to Juvenile Crime 76 Richard Rhodes 5. Guns Contribute to Juvenile Crime 80 Bob Levin 6. Guns Do Not Contribute to Juvenile Crime 85 Timothy Wheeler 7. The Root Cause of Juvenile Crime and Violence Is Poverty 89 Mike Males 8. The Root Cause of Juvenile Crime and Violence Is Fatherlessness 94 Dave Kopel Periodical Bibliography 98 Chapter 3: What Factors Contribute to Gang- Related Juvenile Crime? Chapter Preface 100 1. The Media Contribute to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime 101 Suren Pillay 2. Gangsta Rap Music Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime 105 Paul Palango 3. A Need for Family Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime 110 Anonymous 4. Poor Parenting Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime 115 Lewis Yablonsky 5. American Capitalism Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime 122 Christian Smith Periodical Bibliography 126 Chapter 4: How Can Juvenile Crime and Violence Be Combated? Chapter Preface 129 Juvenile Crime INTERIOR 2/27/04 3:41 PM Page 10 1. More Juveniles Should Be Tried as Adults 130 Hanna Chiou 2. Juveniles Should Not Be Tried as Adults 134 Wendy Kaminer 3. Parents Should Be Held Legally Responsible for Juvenile Crime 139 Kate O’Beirne 4. Holding Parents Legally Responsible for Juvenile Crime May Be Counterproductive 143 Garry Cooper 5. Curfew Laws Are Effective at Combating Juvenile Crime 148 David Knight 6. Curfew Laws Are Ineffective at Combating Juvenile Crime 152 Colin Miller 7. Harsher Punishment Is the Answer to Juvenile Crime 156 Peter Reinhartz 8. More After-School Programs Are the Answer to Juvenile Crime 162 Judy Mann Periodical Bibliography 167 For Further Discussion 169 Organizations to Contact 172 Bibliography of Books 178 Index 181
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