The Paradox of Youth Violence

The Paradox of Youth Violence
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ISBN-13 : 9781588267887
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Download or read book The Paradox of Youth Violence written by J. William Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is a teenage violent offender a dangerous predator-or a vulnerable innocent that we should rescue from a life of crime? J. William Spencer probes our ambivalent response to youth violence to show how deeply entwined issues of crime, age, race, and class distort our understanding of an important social problem.


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