Journals About Youth Violence

Professionals in the fields of human behavior struggle to find answers to youth violence in order to develop effective prevention strategies. The general public also has a responsibility to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health instability that can lead to violent behavior. As of 2011, several resources offer readers interested in the issue of youth violence with a starting point.

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal

• Sage Publications puts out this journal, which is an often-used resource for academia and researchers. Professionals in a variety of fields provide evidence-based research on the topic of Youth Violence. It publishes four times per year, with individual subscriptions and institutional subscriptions available.

Journal of School Violence

• This journal, edited by Michael Furlong, publishes four times per year. Articles are available via PsychInfo and other citation indexes. Previous editions are available for purchase at the journal's website. Public or college libraries generally subscribe to the PsychInfo database, which makes it more affordable to students and others who hold a card to the subscribing college's library.

National Institute of Justice

• The National Institute of Justice is an agency under the United States Department of Justice. The NIJ is responsible for providing evidence-based research and evaluation tools to entities at the state and local levels of service providers. A search of their website using the keywords "Youth Violence" will bring up several publications that utilize evidence-based techniques to tackle the problem of youth violence.

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General

• The Surgeon General's office is responsible for collecting the most up-to-date, reliable information available on an array of issues that affect health. Their reports increase awareness of researchers, health providers, and the general public alike. Their report on Youth Violence offers six chapters that include the scope of the problem, risk factors that play into it, and prevention strategies.