The Future of Children

The violent behavior of adolescents in our society is a topic of enormous interest and concern, limited data and knowledge, and, unfortunately, substantial misinformation and distortion. In 1990, some 16.3% (1,749,343) of the total number of arrests in the United States were of youth 17 years of age or younger, and 5.5% (95,677) of these arrests were for violent crimes. Of incarcerated youth (fewer than 100,000 of all prisoners), about one quarter have committed crimes against persons. Although the overall magnitude of this problem is often distorted by the media, these numbers, which have increased over the past decade, do mask the substantially higher rates in extremely poor, populous urban communities. In addition, on a national survey, about 20% of adolescents reported having engaged in one violent incident by 18 years of age. Other youths are the predominant victims of violent behavior by adolescents,

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