The prediction and assessment of youth violence.
- Author:
Lu-lu ZHANG
1
;
Bin XIE
Author Information
1. Shanghai Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China. zhang666z@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adolescent Behavior/psychology*;
Age Factors;
Craniocerebral Trauma/psychology*;
Family/psychology*;
Female;
Forecasting;
Forensic Psychiatry;
Humans;
Interviews as Topic;
Juvenile Delinquency/statistics & numerical data*;
Male;
Models, Statistical;
Predictive Value of Tests;
Public Health;
Risk Assessment/methods*;
Risk Factors;
Socioeconomic Factors;
Violence/statistics & numerical data*;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2011;27(2):129-138
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Youth violence is a public health and social issue of global concern. It will be helpful to reduce the incidence of youth violence if the risk factors and prediction methods can be fully comprehended. This paper summarized the risk factors of youth violence in the aspects of the individual factors, the social psychological factors and the biological factors. Meanwhile, the status of prediction and assessment of youth violence are reviewed, with expectation to reduce youth violence and contribute to further research.
