Violence among Violence among teenagersteenagers

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CONTENTCONTENT The most common type of violent The most common type of violent

offences/crimes offences/crimes amongamong teens: teens: Bullying and teasingBullying and teasing Teens in gangsTeens in gangs YYouthouth violence preventionviolence prevention. MST.. MST. Anton AbeleAnton Abele ConclusionConclusion ReferencesReferences

The most common type of The most common type of violent offences/crimes violent offences/crimes

amongamong teens: teens:

Bullying and teasingBullying and teasingGang violenceGang violenceMurdersMurders

Bullying and teasingBullying and teasing Bullying is when Bullying is when

someone someone repeatedly says repeatedly says hurtful things or hurtful things or physically hurts physically hurts someone else. someone else.

Almost 30% of Almost 30% of youth in the United youth in the United States (or over 5.7 States (or over 5.7 million) are million) are estimated to be estimated to be involved in bullying involved in bullying as either a bully, a as either a bully, a target of bullying, target of bullying, or both.or both.

Bullying canBullying can:: increase increase bullied personbullied person social social

isolationisolation feel compelled to take drastic feel compelled to take drastic

measures, such as carrying measures, such as carrying weapons for protection or weapons for protection or seeking violent revengeseeking violent revenge

Others, in desperation, even Others, in desperation, even consider consider a a suicidesuicide..

Gangs and teensGangs and teens A gang is usually a group of teens A gang is usually a group of teens

and young adults who spend much and young adults who spend much of their time together. They often of their time together. They often plan how to carry out activities plan how to carry out activities that usually involve violence. that usually involve violence.

In United States aIn United States about 7 percent bout 7 percent of teens say they belong to gangs.of teens say they belong to gangs.

Gang members Gang members are are usually usually agedaged from 12 to 25from 12 to 25.. The average age is The average age is 17.17.

Gangs harm communities Gangs harm communities byby::

ddealing drugs in their ealing drugs in their neighborhoods neighborhoods

ddefacing buildings with spray efacing buildings with spray paint paint

bbeating up or killing people in eating up or killing people in their neighborhoodstheir neighborhoods

YYouthouth violence preventionviolence prevention. . MSTMST program program

Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), , developed by developed by Earlscourt Child Earlscourt Child and Family Centre in Torontoand Family Centre in Toronto -- oone of the most popular ne of the most popular programs programs in United States in United States to to workwork with high-risk youth with high-risk youth..

MST therapistMST therapist::

works intensively with the child works intensively with the child and family members to identify and family members to identify and remedy problems in a wide and remedy problems in a wide range of areasrange of areas;;

visits the family several times a visits the family several times a week, week, usingusing techniques such as techniques such as family therapy, and parent family therapy, and parent educationeducation. .

Anton AbeleAnton Abele 15 year-old 15 year-old

Swedish boySwedish boy won won MTV's Free MTV's Free Your Mind Award Your Mind Award 2007 for his 2007 for his demonstrations demonstrations in Sweden in Sweden against violence against violence between youth.between youth.

Anton Abele created a group on Anton Abele created a group on Facebook, “Bevara oss från Facebook, “Bevara oss från gatuvåldet” (Save Us From Street gatuvåldet” (Save Us From Street Violence) which has attracted over Violence) which has attracted over 111,000 members to date. 111,000 members to date.

His actions also led to one of the His actions also led to one of the largest public demonstrations in largest public demonstrations in Swedish history in Swedish history in Kungsträdgården attended by Kungsträdgården attended by 12,000 people12,000 people..

Demonstration organised by Demonstration organised by Anton Abele against Anton Abele against violence violence

among Swedish youth among Swedish youth in in Stokholm, October 2007Stokholm, October 2007

ConclusionConclusion Violence Violence amongamong teenagers is not only teenagers is not only

bullying and teasing but also joining bullying and teasing but also joining gangs and killing each other for gangs and killing each other for nothing. Prevention programs nothing. Prevention programs against against violence violence amongamong teens are not really teens are not really effective.effective.

IIn order to respond effectively to youth n order to respond effectively to youth violence, communities, schools and violence, communities, schools and families must recognize the families must recognize the necessity necessity of prevention of violence.of prevention of violence.

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