Youth Violence


This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the  Rowland Medical Library. Violent behavior is intentionally inflicting harm or injury or attempting to inflict harm or injury upon another person. Youth violence may include murder, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, as well as bullying, coercion and intimidation. Injury and death caused by youthful offenders aged 10-18 years is a significant public health problem in the U.S.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts /
Selected journal articlesMore reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources


Guides

Shafii, Mohammad and Sharon Lee Shafii (eds.).  School violence: assessment, management, prevention.
        WS 463 S366 2001

Swenson, Cynthia Cupit, et al. Multisystemic therapy and neighborhood partnerships: reducing adolescent violence and substance abuse.
        WS 463 M847 2005

Cavell, Timothy A. Working with parents of aggressive children: a practitioner's guide.
        WS 350.8 .A4 C28 2000

Richardson, Brent. Working with challenging youth: lessons learned along the way. 
        HV 1421 R423 2001


Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Kurtz, Lester  (ed.).  Encyclopedia of violence, peace & conflict.  p. 867-82.
        REF HM 886 E629 1999

Schetky, Diane H. and Elissa P. Benedek (eds.). Principles and practice of child and adolescent forensic psychiatry. 
        W 740 P744 2002

Sullivan, Keith.   The Anti-Bullying handbook
        LB 3011.5 S844 2000

Bloomquist, Michael L. and Steven V. Schnell.  Helping children with aggression and conduct problems: best practices for intervention.
         WS 105.5 .S6 B46 2002

Kanel, Krist.    A Guide to crisis intervention. 2nd ed. 
        WM 401 K264 2003

Watson, T. Steuart and mark W. Steege..  Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments.
        LB 1124 W277 2003


Selected textbooks

Connor, Daniel F.  Aggression and antisocial behavior in children and adolescents: research and treatment.
        WS 350.8 .A4 C66 2002

Osofsky, Joy D. (ed.).  Children in a violent society.
        WS 105.5 .E9  C34 1997

Bailey, Susan and Mairead Dolan (eds.).  Adolescent forensic psychiatry.
        WS 463 A263 2004

Rich, Phil. Understanding assessing, and rehabilitating juvenile sexual offenders.
        WS 463 R423 2003

Bohart, Arthur C. and Deborah J. Stipek (eds.).  Constructive & destructive behavior: implications for family, school, & society.
        
WM 600 C667 2001


More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Violence
Aggression
Juvenile Delinquency
Adolescent Behavior
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Schools
Crisis Intervention
Child Behavior Disorders

Selected journals

Adolescence (e-journal)
Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine  (e-journal)
Journal of child psychology & psychiatry & allied disciplines  (e-journal)
Journal of interpersonal violence  (e-journal)
Aggressive behavior (e-journal)

 


More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Aggression  - Periodicals
Violence  - Periodicals
Adolescent Psychiatry - Periodicals
Child Psychology  - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE  Database (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings: Violence
Child Behavior Disorders
Adolescent Behavior
Juvenile Delinquency
Conduct Disorder
Firearms
Crime
Television
Street Drugs
Adolescence

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature & CINAHL  Database    (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings: Violence
Adolescence
Social Behavior Disorders
Aggression
Juvenile Delinquency
Firearms
Television
Students, High School
Students, Middle School

ERIC

Search using keywords: Youth Violence
School Violence
Antisocial Behavior
Youth Crime
Homicide
Guns
Media Violence

Psychological Abstracts & PsycINFO  Database (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings: Violence
Aggressive Behavior
Antisocial Behavior
Adolescence
Homicide
Weapons
Mass Media

Selected journal articles

Copelan RI, et al. Adolescent violence screening in the ED.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine  2006 September; 24(5):582-594..

Shelton S, et al.   ADHD in juvenile offenders: Treatment issues nurses need to know.  Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services.  2005 September; 43 (9):38-46.

Tremblay RE. Prevention of youth violence: Why not start at the beginning.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 2006 August; 34(4):480-6.

Tuma, F et al. Introduction to Special Section on the National Institute of Health State of the Science Report on Violence Prevention. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.  2006 August; 34(4):451-6.

Marcus RF. Youth violence in everyday life. Journal of Interpersonal Violence . 2005 April; 20(4):442-7.


More reference sources

Schaefer, Charles E. and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.  How to talk to teens about really important things.
        CONSUMER  HEALTH  HQ 796 S313 1999

Taffel, Ron.  Getting through to difficult kids and parents: uncommon sense for child professionals.
        HV 6250.25 G66 2000

Wekerle, Christine and Anne-Marie Wall.  The Violence and addiction equation: theoretical and clinical issues in substance abuse and relationship violence.
        WM 270 V464 2002

 May, Rollo.  Power and innocence: a search for the sources of violence.
        HM 291 M297 1972

Reid, John B., et al (eds.).   Antisocial behavior in children and adolescents: a developmental analysis and model for intervention
        
WS 350.8 .S6 A67 2002


Specialized sources

America's children: key national indicators of well-being 2005.
        REF HQ 792.U5 A43 2005

Dobrin, Adam, et al  (eds.).  Statistical handbook on violence in America.
        REF HN 90 .V5 S72 1996

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.   601-984-5820
        University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
        John W. Pruett, MD.   jpruett@psychiatry.umsmed.edu


Selected electronic sources

Youth Violence: A report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
http://www.safeyouth.org/home.htm

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Violence
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/yvfacts.htm

APA: American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/topics/topicviolence.html

Center for the Study & Prevention of Violence. University of Colorado at Boulder.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/

End Youth Violence
http://www.youthandviolence.com/

Youth Violence Theme Page. CLN: Community Learning Network.
http://www.cln.org/themes/youth_violence.html


Author:  Helvi McCall
Copyright 2001, Rev. 2004, Rev. 2006.  Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson