Poverty alone is not the key factor in violence; rather, it is the lack of a relationship among neighbors. Whether rich or poor, if people do not have good relationship with one another, juvenile violence will expect to be high. We know that weak neighborhood ties, fewer resources, and stressful day to day interactions are associated with domestic violence and child abuse which contribute to juvenile violence.

The most important factor in violence prevention is the connection between a child and caring and loving adults. Such a relationship results in the child experiencing a safe setting in which he or she begins to care enough to grow in a positive direction. Such a connection also reduces the chances of a child constantly brooding and ruminating over punishing others and seeking revenge. Exposure to healthy role models in schools may direct a child in a positive direction. A strong social network in which adults are connected to each other is the second key to reducing teen violence. Good social networks help to prevent child abuse even in areas of concentrated poverty. Most of all the willingness of residents to intervene for the common good reduces violence in the community.

For example; it is quite obvious that families who live in poverty must undergo many financial problems. There’s no doubt that parents encourage their children to succeed in school so they don’t ever have to go through what they are going through now. Parents work from dusk till dawn but it’s still not enough to pay for the mortgage, bills, utilities, etc. This creates a type of stress in the family. The children may or may not know it, but as kids, they expect certain things from their parents. When the parents are unable to get fulfill their needs, arguments may take place and it may eventually lead to domestic violence. Believe it or not, but it wouldn’t take much to get parent angry when there are under emotional distress.

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