DECREASING GUN VIOLENCE

Decreasing Gun Violence

Abstract

Youth aggression in the town of Philadelphia, PA, has come to outbreak proportions. The most of murders associated to gun aggression is most common amidst African American males elderly 19 to 24 years. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to apply youth aggression avoidance programs to a goal community some years junior than this age assembly to decline teen aggression in the city. A aggression avoidance program for 9th and 10th graders was evolved, applied, and assessed at a localized built-up vessel for charter school. Presentations were granted on gun and gang aggression, going out with aggression, and wrath management/conflict tenacity as well as function playing, assembly undertakings, and a area journey to a trauma program for youth at a localized hospital. Posttest tallies displayed an boost in information and abilities in some localities, for example therapeutically settling brutal arguments and procedures to avert distinct kinds of going out with violence. This program presents a proposal for an adolescent aggression avoidance program that school doctors could take up in their communities. This paper presents implementation of a community informative youth program that would boost perception of the significance of declining gun violence.

Table of Contents

ABSTRACT2

INTRODUCTION4

HYPOTHESIS8

LITERATURE REVIEW9

METHODOLOGY26

Measures26

Setting participants27

Procedure30

ANALYSIS & FINDING32

Findings32

Analysis35

CONCLUSION38

Limitation of study38

Future Research38

REFERENCES40

APPENDIX46

Decreasing Gun Violence

Introduction

According to the 2006 Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Statistics, unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death among ages 1 to 44 and among young adults aged 15 to 24; homicide is the second leading cause of death followed by suicide (CDC, 2006b; Firearm and Injury Center at Penn [FICAP], 2006). Adolescents commit more violent crimes than any other age group (Henrich, Brookmeyer, & Shahar, 2005). Exposure to violence is a situational factor that is linked to higher rates of violent behavior and suicide (Williams, Lourdes, Neighbours, & Reznick, 2007). The CDC also reports that young people aged 10 to 24 were murdered at an average of 15 per day during 2003, and 82% were killed with a firearm. It has been estimated that over half of firearm homicide victims are between the age of 15 and 24 (CDC, 2006b; U.S. Department Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2007). One in four teens report emotional, verbal, physical, or sexual abuse, and 54 % of eighth and ninth grade students report dating abuse from their peers (CDC, 2006a). In addition, women aged 16 to 24 experience the highest per capita rate of intimate violence, nearly 20 out of every 1,000 woman (CDC, 2006a). Youth violence has become a major public health concern as recent events, such as school shootings, violent media games, and escalating rates of date rape, make the front pages and news screens nationwide. Proactive methods geared toward those below this age level, preferably 13 to 16 year olds, are needed to decrease the violence in our communities. The purpose of this article is to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a violence prevention program for 9th and 10th graders at an urban charter school in ...