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What motivates children to commit violent crime? How might society be responsible? Are some children biologically prone to violent behaviour? In this reader-friendly book, Dr Flannery outlines the warning signs and provides prevention strategies that work to prevent circumstances from reaching breaking point.

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As Flannery argues, we are not helpless- we can predict tragedy and save lives... This book is essential for those who work with children in any capacity. - Library Journal

In this jargon-free book, Flannery, a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and its stressful consequences, begins by reviewing the causes of youth violence .[He] outlines the warning signs and provides prevention strategies that work for anyone dealing with a crisis. - Adolescence As Flannery argues, we are not helpless- we can predict tragedy and save lives... This book is essential for those who work with children in any capacity. - Library Journal Flannery, a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and its stressful consequences, begins by reviewing the causes of youth violence .[he] outlines the warning signs and provides prevention strategies that work for anyone dealing with a crisis and more: to stop circumstances from reaching the breaking point. Family Therapy Gets at the heart of a problem plaguing communities across the nation...the sort of book one wishes had not needed to be published, but is grateful to have. - America

Flannery, a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and its stressful consequences, begins by reviewing the causes of youth violence .[he] outlines the warning signs and provides prevention strategies that work for anyone dealing with a crisis and more: to stop circumstances from reaching the breaking point. <br> Family Therapy

Flannery, a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and its stressful consequences, begins by reviewing the causes of youth violence .[he] outlines the warning signs and provides prevention strategies that work for anyone dealing with a crisis and more: to stop circumstances from reaching the breaking point. Family Therapy

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"Dr. Raymond B. Flannery, Jr. Ph.D., is the author of several books including ""Preventing Youth Violence: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors"" (Continuum, 1999.) He is on the faculties of both Harvard Medical School and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He works as a violence-prevention consultant both here and abroad. He lives in the suburbs of Boston."

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