to show encouragement and praise for their peers. They united to provide a model of acceptance of all for the rest of the school.As we mentioned before, one of the factors for teen violence is an easy access to weapons. The statistics from Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) show that over the past decade homicide rates among adolescents have increased dramatically, and, at a pace exceeding that of a normal assaultive behavior. The increase is almost entirely attributed to homicides involving firearms. Suicide rates among adolescents have more then tripled since the early 1950’s and, again, the increase is attributed to suicides involving firearms. The primary context for youth firearms injuries, is interpersonal violence, which accounts for about 60% of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries between children and adolescents. In 1992, 5,262 of five to nineteen-year-olds in the United States died of gunshot wounds. Of these:62% of the violent acts were homicide27% of the violent acts were suicides9% of the violent acts were unintentional injuries2% of the violent acts were the result of undetermined causesFirearms injuries rank as the fifth leading cause of death for 5-to 9-year-old children and the second leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14 and 15-19 in 1992. The use of firearms by school-aged youth is much greater among those who live in the inner city.Another major part of teen violence are the gangs. Generally, for purpose of this discussion, a gang can be considered to be a loosely organized group of individuals who collaborate together for social reasons. Modern day gangs now collaborate together for anti-social reasons. Gangs generally have a leader or a group of leaders who issue orders and reap the fruits of gang’s activities. A gang may also wear their “color”, wear certain types of clothing, tattoos, brands, or likewise imprint their gang’s name, logo or other i...
