The published research on youth violence in south africa has relatively modest with most of the literature being centred on gangs youth violence sources and solutions in south africa. Youth violence sources and solutions in south africa thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk and protective factors that influence the likelihood of young people acting aggressively this can be used as a reference text for work on violence and aggression in many contexts and for interventions to prevent violence and aggression. Layers of understanding are built by viewing the problem from a multitude of perspectives including the current situation in which south african youth are growing up perspectives from developmental psychology the influences of race class and gender and of the media. Youth violence sources and solutions in south africa contributor names dawes andrew van der merwe amelia ward catherine l created published claremont south africa uct press c2012 contents