Violent crime is everywhere. As Americans we have become so used to morbid newscasts and graphic scenes from television that eventually the endless reports of homicides and rapes become nothing more than background noise as we go about our lives. However, when the violence involves children, we do pause. We view it as a special tragedy which could have been avoided, not just the consequences of living in a modern society. This is of course, …showed first 75 words of 655 total…

…showed last 75 words of 655 total…violence in our country. Children as young as ten are in no way adults. Simply placing violent children in jails is not the solution. The kinds of environments that turn children into killers are the real problem. Why be satisfied punish offenders when the crime can be prevented. How can the most advanced nation the world allow such poverty and desperation to breed that crime becomes commonplace and children cannot escape the effects of violence?