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This text highlights the importance of creating compatible interventions to stop violence among the youngest members of diverse populations. Aimed at mental health practitioners, it focuses on the interaction between environmental conditions and the individual risk factors that foster youth violence.

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• Contributors(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. 3)
• I Understanding Youth Violence and Prevention in Context: The Role of Ethnicity and Culture(p. 15)
• Chapter 1 Ethnicity, Youth Violence, and the Ecology of Development(p. 17)
• Chapter 2 Ethnic Identity, Social Group Membership, and Youth Violence(p. 47)
• Chapter 3 Youth Violence, Immigration, and Acculturation(p. 75)
• II Youth Violence and Prevention in Specific Ethnic Groups(p. 101)
• Chapter 4 Youth Violence Prevention Among Latino Youth(p. 103)
• Chapter 5 Youth Violence Prevention Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth(p. 127)
• Chapter 6 Understanding American Indian Youth Violence and Prevention(p. 149)
• Chapter 7 Preventing Youth Violence Among African American Youth: The Sociocultural Context of Risk and Protective Factors(p. 169)
• Chapter 8 Youth Violence Prevention Among White Youth(p. 199)
• III Developing Culturally Competent Youth Violence Prevention Programs and Strategies(p. 219)
• Chapter 9 Culturally Sensitive Interventions to Prevent Youth Violence(p. 221)
• Chapter 10 What Is Cultural Competence and How Can It Be Incorporated Into Preventive Interventions?(p. 249)
• Chapter 11 Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society: Future Directions(p. 271)
• Glossary(p. 283)
• Author Index(p. 287)
• Subject Index(p. 299)
• About the Editors(p. 309)

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CHOICE Review

Editors Guerra and Smith have put together an exceptionally well-integrated set of readings focusing on the extent to which unique cultural environments influence the expression of violence by youth. The authors begin with a discussion of the relationship between ethnicity and violence, followed by chapters that focus on underlying concepts. This is followed by a set of chapters that focus on the nature of violence in specific ethnic environments. The final chapters present techniques for effectively addressing youth violence, with a focus on understanding and respecting ethnicity. The use of charts and tables is limited but effective, and the book is well referenced throughout with good author and subject indexes. There is a good working glossary with consistent use of compatible definitions across the various chapters. The contributors reflect a broad range of skills and reputation, with most of the contributors identified with major universities. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. For those who work with youth or are in a violent environment, and for libraries serving departments of anthropology, criminal justice, counseling, psychology, social work, or sociology. R. T. Sigler University of Alabama