Across Communities
Homicide is the leading cause of death for teens belonging to this racial group
What are black/African American teens?
If you exhibit this kind of behavior (abrupt, thoughtless, spontaneous), it is an individual risk factor for youth violence
What is impulsive behavior?
Being good at regulating these is an individual protective factor against youth violence
What are emotions?
Homicide is this leading cause of death for American youth
(first, second, third, etc...)
What is third?
Teens belonging to this racial group are least likely to be in a fight but most likely to be bullied
What are white/Caucasian teens?
This individual risk factor increases the likelihood that violence will be fatal
What is unsupervised access to firearms?
When parents encourage this kind of conflict resolution, it is a relationship protective factor
What is nonviolent conflict resolution?
This number of youth are victims of homicide every day in America
What is 13?
The homicide rate for male teens is this many times higher than it is for female teens
What is 6?
When parents do not provide this for their children, it becomes a relationship risk factor
What is...
- adequate supervision?
- emotional support?
- appropriate limits?
- consistent discipline?
When neighborhoods regularly repair and maintain these, it is a community protective factor
What are ...
- parks?
- schools?
- local businesses?
Youth ages 10-24 represent this percent of arrests for violent crimes
What is 40%?
Female teens account for this percent of all youth arrests for violent crimes
What is 19%?
When there is a high rate of this in your community, it is a risk factor
What is ...
- crime?
- gang activity?
- unemployment?
- drug use?
When society offers plenty of opportunities for legal THIS and/or low-cost, high-quality resources for THIS, these are societal protective factors
What are employment and education?
This percent of youth reported missing at least one day of school in the past month due to feeling unsafe at school, or on the way to/from school
What is 7%?
Homicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for teens belonging to this ethnic group
What are Hispanic teens?
When violence is portrayed as "cool" in the media, it creates these, also known as standards for accepted behavior
What are social norms?
When society creates policies addressing this issue, it is a societal protective factor
What is inequality?
1 out of this many youth got into a least one fight in the past month, while 1 out of this many youth were bullied in the past month
What is 1 out of 4 / 1 out of 5?