Youth Violence
Sources and Solutions in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4604695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steffen Jensen (0000-0002-9147-2665, Danish Institute against Torture, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1017-1019 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057070.2012.749613 |
| OpenAlex | W2008525320 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
Youth violence: sources and solutions in South Africa thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk and protective factors that influence the likelihood of young people acting aggressively. Layers of understanding are built by viewing the problem from a multitude of perspectives, including the current situation in which South African youth are growing up, perspectives from developmental psychology, the influences of race, class and gender, and of the media. The book examines the evidence for effective interventions in the contexts of young people’s lives - their homes, their schools, their leisure activities, with gangs, in the criminal justice system, in cities and neighbourhoods, and with sexual offenders. In doing so, thoughtful suggestions are made for keeping an evidence-based perspective while (necessarily) adapting interventions for developing world contexts, such as South Africa
Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Political science · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Intimate Partner and Family Violence
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Newspaper Coverage of Violence Related to Initiation and Traditional Male Circumcision in South Africa
Youths in Gangs on the Cape Flats
Understanding kinship care of older persons
Psychological research and South Africa’s violence prevention responses
Interrogating Youths' Involvement in Politics and Implications on Violence in Nigeria
Challenges experienced by probation officers working with children in conflict with the law in the Johannesburg Metro Region (South Africa)
Measures to Address and Prevent School-Based Violence in South Africa
Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE)
Violence typologies and sociodemographic correlates in South African adolescents
Pathways to violence propensity
Kindergarten children’s perceptions of the social unrest in Hong Kong
What are the Risk Factors for Antisocial Behavior Among Low‐income Youth in C ape T own
The rules of violence
Community Gang Mediation and Peacebuilding in South African Communities
Interpreting the Child’s Right to Protection from Violence in the South African Context in Line with International Law Obligations
A nonviolent pedagogical approach for Life Orientation teacher development
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |