Myths About Youth Violence

Ed Bartlett from the Men's Health America list submitted this report from the Surgeon General on Youth Violence. As we know, youth violence generally means male youth violence, but this report successfully addressed this issue without stereotyping boys or stigmatizing them. It includes a list of myths about youth violence that I'd like everyone to read. Despite the way the media portrays it, we are not on the verge of an explosion of school violence - so let's calm the hysteria before young boys are systematically monitored for "potential" violent tendencies (but give treatment to those who have been violent). Source: Office of the U.S. Surgeon General



URL: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/sgsummary/summary.htm



Date: Unknown



Keywords: male violence, crime

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