1. Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley and Bill Owens contend that youth violence is a serious problem, while Mike Males asserts that adults, not teenagers, are responsible for most violent crimes. Whose view or views do you find most convincing and why?
2. Matthew Gore and Michael A. Males argue that the media exaggerate the crime rate and make violence seem more prevalent than it actually is. Do you think that the media, in particular television and newspapers, provide an inaccurate depiction of violence in society? Explain your answer.
3. Erica Goode and Patricia Pearson provide a variety of statistics to bolster their respective arguments on the problem of domestic violence. Do you find one author’s statistics more compelling than the other’s? In particular, what statistic do you find more convincing—that only four percent of women in violent relationships are severely injured, according to Pearson...