Summary: Peer Violence Perpetration Among Urban Adolescents

For the Final Paper, you will identify three to five research studies from peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last ten years, which investigate a particular social science problem or topic. The Final Paper will focus on critiquing the varying statistical approaches used in each of these studies.

The starting point of violence takes place in communities and at home--not at school. Youth take what they hear and see at home and in their communities to school. The environment in some communities and households are positive and the presences of protective factors outweigh the high risk factors. However, there are communities and households where there is a lack of informal social control and high risk factors exist more than protective factors--, which affect youth in a negative manner.

Adolescent Black males throughout the years have been subject and victim to numerous economic, socioeconomic, and environmental disadvantages. In many inner-city neighborhoods, these disadvantages have led to an increase in violence among these adolescent African American males, especially in the educational system. Violence among African American males in schools is something that increases tremendously each year; a 2010 study in Education Week showed that over 70% of the students involved in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement were African American students. This can be explained

In 1998, among youth ages 10 to 19 in the United States, there were 2,601

The immigrant youth surveyed in this social research endeavor were not much different from the U.S. born youth. The journal points out that the common methods used to handle issues like juvenile delinquency may not apply equally to immigrant youth in violence prevention (Almeida et al, 2010).

Is youth violence a problem in the U.S.? Most people don’t pay attention to youth violence rates, but when a surveillance camera in Seattle records a teen girl aggressively kicking another girl in the head on a subway platform while security is sitting nearby doing nothing, while being broadcasted to the internet; people may start paying attention to this issue. This problem has been around for years, but more recently, Obama has been addressing this issue. He has most recently put $24 million in budget for community based crime prevention programs. Another part of this problem is the harsh sentences that these juveniles are given.

Teen violence is a term used to define collective behaviors by teenagers that are not acceptable by the society. These behaviors range from slapping, bullying, hitting, assault and even armed robbery. Teen violence has been affecting many societies and has destructive history to communities. Although many factors have been pointed out to cause teen violence, studies show that modeling behaviors are the most common causes of teen violence in the society. These include behaviors as seen in the movies, on the streets, on the video games and at home. Social engineering factors and psychology behind teen violence are some of the main challenges contributing to teen violence. Video games, in particular, have caused the prevalence

     Ever since the terrible tragedy at Columbine High School, there has been a numerous list of recent school shootings in America. Youth violence is a major issue in today’s society. Many people dread what causes adolescents to be so violent, committing horrible crimes.     

Literature review. This research study does nt have a literature review. However, in the introduction the authors were able to provided a detail review of the research study. Justification needed for the research to be conducted was given by the authors in the introduction section. This study took place recently in 2015 and most of the sources seem up to date.

According to Baridam (2001), it is not enough to review literature without presenting the studies by topic and determining how each of these topics relates to the researcher’s own study. A systematic presentation of the literature forms the foundation of the study.

To conclude the research topic the author has chosen there were a few limitations which made findings minimal he also did not show very much knowledge of legislations however the author did display good facts on the topic of gun and stab assaults on children but I feel that he could have provided more in depth information on intervention and prevention and what ED’s can do to put in place these interventions.

A review of the literature provides more detailed information on the chosen topic. Its purpose is to give the researcher knowledge that will form the foundation for his or her study and therefore, the information must be related to the topic. Not only does it provide basic information on the variables in the topic but also covers various relatable studies conducted in the past; how, where they were conducted, and the conclusions that the researcher(s) came to. Literature can be obtained from a wide variety of sources; newspapers, journals, databases, books, encyclopedias, digital sources, and much more. Information obtained in this section helps the researcher understand the magnitude of the problem defined in the first stage, recognize any consequences and gaps that other researchers may have not filled, and identify potential strategies to combat the problem. It serves as a secondary source of information. Based on

The aggressive behavior in urban youth has been researched and proven by many researchers that there is a direct link between the exposure of violence to youth, and the aggression amongst

2. Literature review helps the investigator to avoid duplication of work that has been done before. It can provide clues as to where future research is heading or recommend areas on which to focus. It highlights key findings. It identifies inconsistencies, gaps and contradictions in the literature

This study utilized a convenience sample. The convenience sampling method was used in the study as a means of quickly gathering data to begin calculations. There are 29 counties in the State of Utah. There are three school districts in Utah County with over 51 public schools including 18 high schools. The selected population was the Nebo School district because of the close proximity and access to the researcher. The population for this study was 4 public high schools in the same school district. The high schools participating in this study were classified as low, moderate, and high violence, according to the percentage of students who were expelled during the 2015-2016 school year. School expulsion rates were used as an