This report examines the causes of youth violence, its impacts, and interventions that have
proved effective in addressing the needs of at-risk youth and reducing youth violence in …

The article analyzes the social construction of youth violence in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and
El Salvador on the one hand, and the related security policies of the three states, on the …

In response to the threat posed by youth violence to public health and safety in the Americas
(South America, Latin America, and North America), the Pan American Health Organization …

During the last few decades, there has been a considerable increase in the level of violence
witnessed throughout the world. Violence has reached epidemic proportions and become …

Youth violence is reaching epidemic levels in some parts of Latin America. It is also a top
priority for the region's policymakers, with growing investments in youth violence prevention …

Scholars, public officials, and reporters have described the violence of this decade as
epidemic as the homicide rate has doubled for adolescents between 1984 and 1994 …

I t is a little-noted fact that the world has recently undergone a momentous demographic
transition, whereby almost half of the world's population is now under the age 25, with the …

Violence is exacting an increasingly heavy toll on individuals across the country, causing a
marked rise in fear and frustration. However, historical attempts to address violence have …

The paper analyzes the social construction of youth violence in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and
El Salvador on the one hand, and the related security policies of the three states, on the …

Across America, people are afraid. This fear is not restricted to those living in the most
disadvantaged neighborhoods in our large cities, but extends to residents of affluent …