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This program features Dr. Carl Bell, one of the country's leading psychiatrists, who focuses on children who have witnessed violent acts, committed violence, or been the victims of violence. In this program, Dr. Bell argues that the cycle of violence in children's lives can be broken if we act early to deal with their trauma. Children capable of violence must be taught to empathize with the pain in someone else's life, allowing them to see the painful...
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Nationally acclaimed writer and poet Luis Rodriguez tells the story of his personal journey and transformation from an East Los Angeles gang member to teacher and mentor to Chicago's street kids. Rodriguez' mission to save his son, Ramiro - a member of a Chicago street gang - from prison is also documented, along with their struggle to heal their relationship scarred by Luis' past neglect of his son.
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Seeking to better understand the processes that push teenage girls to acts of criminal violence, Judith Ryder explores the relationship between childhood victimization and adolescent delinquency. Ryder draws on intimate interviews to show how teenage girls navigate experiences of physical abuse, emotional loss, and parental abandonment, revealing how their violent acts become a means of connecting with others however maladaptive and misplaced those...
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After Clementine Barfield's son was murdered, she founded the Save Our Sons And Daughters organization in Detroit to combat violence. Today, she counsels victims of violence and teaches children how to create a more peaceful world. Her organization sponsors rallies and peace walks, and holds classes to teach children how to resolve arguments by using nonviolent methods. Barfield's door-to-door crusade against violence in neglected neighborhoods is...
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Dr. Ron Federici, an American psychologist, has devised a controversial treatment plan to help improve the unacceptable behavior of aggressive, conduct-disordered children. The treatment is tough on both the children and their parents: isolated from the outside world, the children must stay three feet away from their parents at all times and are restrained if they disobey. This Horizon program follows the progress of two children, Haley and Sergei,...
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This program defines the types of violence affecting young men and women today. Teenagers from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds openly tell their stories of how violence has impacted and reshaped their lives. Each narrative is complemented by commentary from experts who explain the roots of violent behavior - and advise on how to detect the warning signs.
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In this program, young men and women from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds reveal their experiences of violence, analyze their responses to those experiences, and come to grips with the choices they made. Experts also discuss appropriate ways of dealing with both the perpetrators and the victims of youth violence.
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A compassionate investigation of the root causes of the epidemic of drug abuse, violence, and despair among "mainstream" American teenagers. In the past few years, it has become painfully clear that all is not well with the children of middle-class America. Beyond the shootings at Columbine, hardly a day goes by without stories of drug use, binge drinking, fatal accidents, and suicides among middle-class adolescents. Sociologist and Pulitzer Prize...
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This program focuses on the prevention of youth violence. Expert commentary offers teenagers solid advice on recognizing the warning signs of violence, protecting themselves, and finding alternatives to violent lifestyles. In addition, stories of teen experiences supply a peer perspective on the effectiveness of violence prevention-and a forum for introspection on the lessons of violent living.
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Dolores Sheen runs the Sheenway School and Culture Center in the Watts section of Los Angeles, where poverty, racism, and lack of opportunity breed violence. In addition to academics, "Aunt Dolores," as she is called, teaches the children social survival skills, personal responsibility, and accountability. Sheen instills responsibility by asking students to reflect on the consequences of negative behavior. Students share their experiences at Sheenway,...
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The state of violence in American schools today and methods for making and keeping schools safer places are the topics of this book. Chapter one presents statistics and information on court cases, general statutes, and due process as they relate to school violence. Chapter two discusses characteristics of children with violent tendencies and includes profiles of potentially dangerous children. Chapter three concentrates on school prevention and intervention,...
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"This book utilizes theory and research from the developmental psychology of "normal" children and adolescents as well as material on "abnormal" forms of development such as disruptive behavior disorders and juvenile delinquency; situates youthful aggression and violence within the overall framework of children's moral development; integrates quantitative research with carefully considered qualitative research and case studies; discusses the genetic...
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In the horrific aftermath of school shootings, distraught communities struggle to make sense of these seemingly senseless acts. Yet despite massive media coverage very little is known about what the young perpetrators felt or how they rationalized their acts. Peer harassment and social ostracism have been cast as triggers for the violence, but psychologist Dr. Pater Langman argues that the problems are larger and reside deep within the psyches of...
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