Violent children / Roman Espejo, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Youth violence is a serious problem / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- The problem of youth violence is exaggerated / Marilyn D. McShane and Franklin P. Williams -- Youth gang violence is a serious problem / Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -- The youth gang violence problem is exaggerated / Justice Policy Institute -- Media violence causes youth violence / American Academy of Family Physicians -- The negative effects of media violence have not been established / David Trend -- Video games may make children more aggressive / Craig A. Anderson -- Video games do not make children more aggressive / Electronic Gaming Monthly -- Girls have become more violent / Liz Welch -- Girls have not become more violent / Mike Males -- Stricter gun control laws can prevent youth violence / Children's Defense Fund -- Gun control laws cannot prevent youth violence / Howard Nemerov -- Views differ on zero tolerance po1icies / Anne J. Atkinson -- Zero tolerance policies are unfair / Rhonda B. Armistead.