pt. 1. Youth violence in the 1990s
[ch]. 1. Perception of a problem is a problem
[ch]. 2. American youth violence: a profile
[ch]. 3. Youth violence epidemic: myth or reality?
[ch]. 4. Case of the terrifying toddlers
pt. 2. Legal policy toward youth violence
[ch]. 5. Some basic principles
[ch]. 6. Firearms policy for the young
[ch]. 7. "That malice which is to supply age": standards for transfer to criminal court
[ch]. 8. Adolescents who kill
pt. 3. Two larger contexts
[ch]. 9. Youth violence and the future of the juvenile court
[ch]. 10. Youth violence and youth policy.