... of the child. The media's portrayal of gangs and youth violence has become an addition to the actual problem of the youth gangs and violence in the schools. Finn-Aage Esbensen and D. Wayne Osgood both believe that the media has given considerable attention to youth gangs over the past decade; however, prevention and intervention programs seem more and more scarce (1999 ... ...

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