media violence should not be restricted by government

She described cases of violent teenagers who received minimal ineffective sanctions for the crimes they committed . She contented that juvenile courts actually encouraged further violence because they failed to punish violent acts

Members of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency viewed the situation differently . They worked in corrections and advocated community-based programs and the family court system for handling cases involving juvenile offenders . They argue that the problem of violence been exaggerated and distorted . They contended that juvenile violence had not increased significantly . They disagree with proposals to jail

juvenile offenders . They believed such a policy was dehumanizing and encouraged bitter teens to be violent when they were released . Brownfeld (2000 , a syndicated columnist whose editorials appears in conservative publications , argued that violence remained a serious problem in the U .S . because the justice system did not effectively deal with criminals He believed that under plea bringing arrangements , parole , and legal technicalities , many criminals were set free who then murdered , raped or robbed again

b . Child Abuse

According to Bender and Leone (2003 , several experts contended that the seeds of violence were sown in childhood . They cited studies showing that 70 to 80 of the inmates in prison were victims of child abuse They reported that almost one third of abused children grew up to abuse their children . Bender and Leone also cited the work of Los Angeles lawyer Paul Mones , who specialized in defending children who kill their parents . Mones believed that over 90 of children who killed their parents suffered physical , sexual , and mental abuse . In addition to the abuse they suffered , Mones contended , It 's the violence they witness being done to people around them . It desensitizes them to violence (p 120

c . Drugs

Children who grew up in neighborhoods where drug dealing and crimes were...