CRIMINAL YOUTH VIOLENCE
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This research presents a brief examination of the phenomenon of criminal youth violence. The initial discussion of criminal youth violence traces the patterns of such behaviors in the United States from 1945 through the early 1990s, while the second discussion compares criminal youth violence in the United States with that occurring in Japan. Patterns of Criminal Youth Violence in the United States: 1945 Early 1990s Violence in the United States reached epidemic proportions in the early 1990s (Mason, 1993, pp. 1 3). Crime in the United States, particularly violent crime, has been a major concern of the American population for decades. A particularly troublesome factor in recent years has been the increase in the proportion of all crimes which are perpetrated by young offenders (Silverstein, 1994, p. 14). Persons under the age of 18 years old are responsible for approximately 32 percent of serious property crimes which are cleared by arrest and for approximately 17 percent of violent crimes so cleared (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1994, p. 241). In the instance of serious crime committed by young offenders, the types of crimes and the characteristics of the individuals committing the offenses are largely known. A national study found that approximately seven percent of all juvenile delinquency referrals to juvenile courts involved violent crime (McCord, 1991, pp. 211 228). Research has also determined that more than one half of all serious offenses committed by
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in violent criminal activity by persons under the age of 18 years old is presented in the table that may be found below on this page. The period covered is 1945 through 1993.
Table
Violent Criminal Behavior By Persons Under the Age of 18 Years Old (Rate Per 100,000 Population: 1945 1993
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Rate
30.0 ( (
27.5 ( (
25.0 ( (
22.5 ( (
20.0 ( (
17.5 ( / ( /
15.0 ( / ( /
12.5 ( / ( / /
10.0 ( / / ( / /
07.5 ( / _______/ ( __/
05.0 ( (
02.5 ( (
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1945 1956 1969 1980 1993
Year
[Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1994]
Comparing Youth Violence in the
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