ISBN: 0807739839 9780807739839

Category: Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

Page count: 228

This provocative and in-depth examination of violence in the lives of children uncovers the conditions and social policies that perpetuate violence. Essays cover: The violence of poverty and homelessness; The violence of environmentally induced childhood diseases; The media and legislative "criminalization" of children; The increasing trend toward incarceration of youthful offenders.