Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.

Vilent crime is getting worse / Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley -- Wiolent crime is decreasing / Matthew Gore __ youth violence is a serious problem / Bill Owens -- The problem of youth violence is overstated / Michael A. Males -- Domestic violence against women is a serious problem / Erica Goode -- Domestic violence against men is a serious problem / Patricia Pearson -- Brain damage can cause violence / Norbert Myslinski -- The role of brain damage in causing violence is overemphasized / Bettyann H. Kevles and Daniel J. Kevles -- Male violence against women has a variety of causes / Richard J. Gelles -- Gender has little to do with female vilence / Rene Denfeld -- American culture leads to violence / E.J. Dionne Jr. -- Racial discrimination and inequality cause urban violence / Joan McCord -- Drug use leads to violence / Robert L. DuPont.

Vilence in the media can lead to youth violence / Elizabeth K. Carll -- Violence in the media should not be blamed for youth violence / Jack Valenti -- Poor parenting is a factor in youth violence / James Garbarino -- Parents should not be blamed for youth violence / don Feder -- American culture is a factor in youth violence / Robert Tracinski -- Youth violence has various causes / Ronald D. Stephens -- Stronger gun control laws will reduce violent crime -- Handgun Control -- Current gun control laws will not reduce violent crime / Edmund F. McGarrell -- Zero tolerance policies are a useful response to school violence / Vincent L. Ferrandino and Gerald N. Tirozzi -- Zero tolerance policies are an unfair response to school violence / by Richard L. Curwin and Allen N. Mendler -- Hate-crimes laws are a solution to violence against minorities / by Jeffrey C. Isaac -- Hate-crimes laws are too arbitrary / by Ann Coulter.