Features of school violence in U.S.

• Episodes of violence are getting more serious, gun-related cases are increasing, and the death toll of a single event continues to increase.
• Producers and victims of violence events are getting younger and younger.
• Rates of violence committed by female have skyrocketed.

Crime in the United States, by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2014 ,by Yu Leung MUST

[from]（https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1b8DsrzR2zl_H5Pl787VcTNdadSleb98z316_VG9V ）

Reason analysis

Family

The American traditional family structure started to fade since 1980s, broken family and the lack of parents' concern and love lead to an important factor of youth violence.

Domestic violence exists in American society generally, statistics show that, the fastest-growing frequency of violence starts at the elementary level, when is also think to be the most susceptible period for children are affected by their home environments.

The ways of lacking concern and love which parents take in the education of their children can cause personality rebel and aggressive on the future development of children. This is exactly what is called "Profiteering triggered violence". Besides, the bad habit of alcoholism and gamble can also have a negative impact on children.

School

School can be both prevent violence and strengthen violence tendency of the students. A UNESCO study in 2000 reported that the increasing incidents of violence between both teachers and students on campus directly related to compulsory education, students constantly challenge the control of them through violent means.

Educational way is simple and crude, the students form extreme thoughts easily. Teachers’ prejudice and discrimination can also force trigger their extreme emotions.

There are a lot of incidents of school violence happened after or before class, these times are often poorly to be managed. The school tend to treat cases of violence as disciplinary problems, instead of crime issues can also contributing to a high crime rate of school violence.

Society

The mass media paly up the violent plots romantic and idealized, it has strong modeling effect on teenagers.

Flooded the country with guns directly causes a high crime rate of school violence.

The juvenile delinquency also called “Negligent crime”. Youth Court which try most cases involving people under 18 according to a special set of regulations and institutional system, and there is no clear definition of juvenile delinquency.

Racial and sexual discrimination problems are embodied in cases of school violence.