ABC7, Beyond the Headlines, July 25, 2010 Host Cheryl Jennings
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”I think that increasingly we’re seeing that young people who get involved in violence have themselves been victims or witnesses of violence in their homes. So to the extent that we have serious and sustained problems of child abuse and domestic violence, that feeds this problem. Unemployment creates this as well. Certainly gangs have a major influence in terms of propelling young people towards violent behavior.”