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Teen Violence

Published on Nov 30, 2015

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3 FACTS ABOUT TEEN VIOLENCE

  • About 1in 9 murders were committed by youth under 18 in 1999
  • In 2001, 5,486 people in that age group were murdered
  • Youth under 18 accounted for about 1 in 6 violent crime arrests in 1999.
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5 CAUSES OF TEEN VIOLENCE.

  • Abuse at home
  • TV
  • Gangs
  • Drugs and Alchohol
  • Mental disorders
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WAYS TO PREVENT TEEN VIOLENCE

  • Talk to the kids about the problem
  • Tell them how to solve arguments
  • Limit the amount of TV watching
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5 WARNING SIGNS

  • Cruelty to animals
  • Fascination with setting
  • Loss of temper on a daily basis
  • Frequent physical fighting
  • Significant property damage
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