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Violence

The Effects of Summer Jobs on Youth Violence

Date Published
August 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

"Changing Minds" about Children's Exposure to Violence

By: Eileen M. Garry, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

We all hear stories about inner city violence, the abuse and victimization suffered by youth in rural areas, and children who have been bullied in school or online. Few of us, however, are fully aware of the prevalence of this violence and the lasting impact it has on our children. While crime...