Youth Violence - Where Does It Start

Youth Violence - Where Does It Start

Introduction

Violence may be defined as an act of physical or psychological harm that is either intentional or unintentional by a person to himself or others around him, animals or other inanimate objects. Youth violence refers to the occurrence of events of violence that takes place in schools other social settings among children (Shin, 2008). The issue of youth ciolence has been brought forward vehemently by teachers, school administrations as well as parents of teenagers and adolescents. There are two types of violence. One is the physical violence whereby one ...