Youth Violence In America

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My topic is youth violence in America. This topic relates to juvenile delinquency because the youth of are country have become increseangly more violent, with youth kiling youth and even in social media there is a constant supply of videos showing youth savegely beating one another or adults. Strain theory and social learning theories will be the two theories I will use to guide my review of literature. I feel that both of these theories need to be addressed when speaking about youth violence in

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