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VIOLENCIA EJERCIDA JOVENES [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Urban Sociology
CONT

Youth violence may be defined as any intentional physical, sexual or psychological assault on another person (or persons) by one or more young people aged 12 to 19 years.

CONT

Researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence.

OBS

Strictly speaking, "childhood violence" does not encompass the teen years. In practice, these terms are often used synonymously.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Psychologie criminelle
  • Sociologie urbaine
CONT

Plusieurs tendances et modèles sont apparus récemment en ce qui a trait à la violence chez les jeunes, qu'il s'agisse d'individus ou de groupes de jeunes. La violence chez les jeunes tend à devenir plus intense et à entraîner des blessures sérieuses.

Key term(s)
  • violence durant l'adolescence
  • violence durant l'enfance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Psicología criminal
  • Sociología urbana
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