Most Young Violent Offenders In Two NYC Neighborhoods Have Seen Someone Killed
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 22:28
in Psychology & Sociology
More than three-quarters of young, violent offenders interviewed in two poverty-stricken New York City neighborhoods had seen someone die in a violent incident, a new study reveals. About half of them (51 percent) had been shot themselves and 78 percent said they had a close friend who died in a violent attack.