Youth violence : sources and solutions in South Africa / edited by Catherine L. Ward, Amelia van der Merwe, Andrew Dawes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ward, Catherine L.

Van der Merwe, Amelia.

Dawes, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth and violence--South Africa.

Youth and violence.

Violence--South Africa.

Violence.

South Africa.

Violence--South Africa--Prevention.

Physical Description:

xv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Claremont [South Africa] : UCT Press, [2012]

Contents:

Youth violence in South Africa: setting the scene / Catherine L. Ward, Andrew Dawes & Richard Matzopoulos

Gender, class, 'race' and violence / Don Foster

The development of youth violence: an ecological understanding / Amelia van der Merwe, Andrew Dawes & Catherine L. Ward

The situation of the youth in South Africa / Saadhna Panday ... [et al.]

Preventing the development of youth violence in the early years: implications for South African practice / Mark Tomlinson, Andrew Dawes & Alan J. Flisher

School-based youth violence prevention interventions / Aník Gevers & Alan J. Flisher

Interventions for out-of-school contexts / Lisa Wegner & Linda Caldwell

Intervening with youths in gangs / Adam Cooper & Catherine L. Ward

Youthful sex offending: the South African context, risks and effective management / Amelia van der Merwe, Ulrich Meys & Samantha Waterhouse

Screen media violence and the socialisation of young viewers / Jane Stadler

Interventions for young offenders: what we know about what 'works' in diversion programmes / Amelia van der Merwe & Andrew Dawes

Addressing youth violence in cities and neighbourhoods / Margaret Shaw

The South African context: future directions in research and practice / Amelia van der Merwe, Andrew Dawes & Catherine L. Ward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781919895871

1919895876

OCLC:

780137744