“Violence is anything that denies human integrity and leads to hopelessness and helplessness.” (Marin Luther King Jr.)
Interpersonal violence perpetrated by youth is a problem in every society. Youth violence can take many forms: bullying, gender and racial harassment, sexual assault/rape, gang violence, gun use, and ‘hate’ crimes. Some blame the mass media, particularly music, sports and video games, for glorifying violence and desensitizing its viewers; while others its our structural culture of violence, war and instability. Youth violence is disturbing because it can cause a lot of psychological damage to a person’s sense of self at a critical identity-forming time in one’s life. And youth who exhibit violent behaviors early will likely continue to act in destructive ways over the course of their adult life.
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