In the past decade, alarming reports of youth violence have appeared with increasing frequency in the news media. Legislators across the United States have responded to this sense of national emergency by changing many of the laws designed to cope with juvenile offenders. But are we really in the midst of a surge in youth violence? More to the point, what causes youth violence and what should we do about it? Franklin Zimring offers the definitive examination … More >>
Education
The Philadelphia Inquirer – June 9, 2010
Education pays, especially in tough times like these. The unemployment rate last month for people without high school diplomas was 15 percent, more than three times higher than the 4.7 percent rate for those with at least a bachelor’s degree. For high school graduates, the rate was 10.9 percent, and for those with some college or an associate degree, the rate was 8.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
The YCL condemns the granting of loan to the Swaziland Monarchy by SA Government
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| Swaziland Activist at the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students. Photo by Mathieu Murphy-Perron |
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