An associate of yours has indicated that he believes that African Americans and Hispanic youths are more likely than other groups to get involved in violence. How would you rebut this statement?

What will be an ideal response?


The Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a number of studies regarding school violence and produced an excellent report dealing with the myths and realities of youth violence. According to their studies, race and ethnicity have little bearing on the overall proportion of racial and ethnic groups that engage in nonfatal violent behavior.

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