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Youth violence generally refers to any socially disapproved violent behavior of young people (children and juveniles) under 18 years old. A narrow definition equates it to violent crime in a legal sense (e.g., aggravated assault or robbery), whereas a broader criminological approach includes misdemeanors or misbehaviors (e.g., bullying, minor assaults, carrying of weapons). Trends of youth violence are routinely studied on the basis of official police statistics which have, however, many problematic aspects, and additional information from victim surveys or from self-report studies is needed for a deeper understanding of (the extent of) the problem. This entry discusses trends of youth violence in five European countries, namely, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia.
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Podaná, Z., Enzmann, D. (2023). Trends of Youth Violence in Five European Countries. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_4209
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