◎contents 1. Youth violence in the 1990s 1) the perception of a problem is a problem 2) American youth violence-a profile 3) A youth violence epidemic : myth or reality? 4) The case of the terrifying toddlers 2. Legal policy toward youth violence 5) Some basic principles 6) Firearms policy for the young 7) "That malice which is to supply age" : standards for transfer to criminal court 8) Adolescents who kill 3. Two larger contexts 9) Youth violence and the future of the juvenile court 10)Youth violence and youth policy references index