Why the Brutality?

Autor/inn/en	McEvoy, Alan; Erickson, Edsel; Randolph, Norman
Institution	Safe Schools Coalition, Inc., Holmes Beach, FL.
Titel	Why the Brutality?
Quelle	10 (1997) 4, (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0894-5152
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Attitude Change; Community Programs; Delinquency; Etiology; Interpersonal Relationship; Juvenile Gangs; Peer Groups; Secondary Education; Urban Culture; Urban Youth; Violence; Youth Clubs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Kriminalität; Ätiologie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Jugendbande; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Sekundarbereich; Stadtkultur; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Gewalt; Jugendfreizeitstätte
Abstract	This issue of the "School Intervention Report" contains a reprint from the "Youth Gangs: Guidelines for Educators and Community Youth Leaders." The juvenile gang has the power to motivate, direct, and positively sanction violence by its members. In examining the power of the gang to amplify violent conduct, there are at least three sets of causes that must be explored beyond the personal motivations of the perpetrators. These are the functions that violence serves for a gang, the impact organized crime can have on street violence, and the synergistic dynamics of certain cultural norms within gangs. Gang violence is a means to achieve desired ends, even though it is not good for society. One key to combating gangs is found in the power of the bonding process. Healthy groups should be fostered by educators and community-based youth leaders. Most gang members are still connected to the community in some healthy ways, and their lives can be reclaimed if threats to their safety are removed, if they are helped to develop skills and attitudes that promote nonviolence, and if they are given the opportunity to bond as members of healthy groups. Nine resource sources and organizations are listed. (Contains 25 references.) (SLD)
Anmerkungen	Safe Schools Coalition, P.O. Box 1338, Holmes Beach, FL 34218-1338; phone: 800-537-4903; fax: 941-778-6818; e-mail: 102630.2245@compuserve.com; world wide web:http://www.ed.mtu.edu/safe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01