Youth Violence Research Paper

Youth Violence and its effects The World Health Organization stated that two hundred thousand homicides occur in the ages of 10-29 years old. Youth violence can be defined as harmful behaviors that can start in early years and continue into young adulthood, the first thought when you think about youth violence is school shootings but it is more that. Youth violence includes bullying, cyber bullying, fights, and/or being threatened by a weapon. It is not always fatal, youth violence has lasting impressions on the victims physical, psychological, and social functioning. Youth violence is becoming more known and normalized and it is not for a good reason. On October 18, 2017 a popular case of youth violence occurred. Kenneth White, age 32, father of 4 died when getting hit by a six pound rock thrown off the Interstate 75. Trevor Gray, Alexander Miller, Mark Sekelsky, Mikadyn Payne, and Kyle Anger, ages 15-17, decided to do a prank by throwing rocks off Interstate 75, north of Flint, Michigan. The teens thought it would be harmless, but Sheriff Robert Pickell says otherwise. Pickell stated that, “It’s not a prank, its second degree murder, I don’t think anyone’s laughing. These people should have known better. They should’ve known this could …show more content…
In Fort Lauderdale, Florida three teens, Denver Jarvis, age fifteen, Mathew Bent, age fifteen, and Jesus Mende, age sixteen, decided to steal Micheals dads bike because of Micheals lack to pay a forty dollar video game fee. After Micheal reported to the police about the missing bike Denver, Mathew, and Jesus were outraged. They found Micheal later that day and doused him in rubbing alcohol, calling him a snitch, then setting him on fire. Over sixty percent of Micheals body was severely burned. The three teens are being charged as adults for attempted murder, and have no chance of bond. They’re facing up to fifteen years in