Its ubiquity in the news and, for some of us, in our own neighborhoods has numbed us to the shock of this largely preventable condition. In central america, young people, particularly young men, comprise the bulk of both perpetrators and victims of violence. Vigilante violence, slavery, an institution that was inherently violent as it was practiced in the u. Violence in america the behavior which involves physical force with the intention to hurt, kills, or damage something or someone is defined as violence. Jul 15, 2016 is violence in america going up or down. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Violence is growing more rapidly among youth than any other groups both as victims and as perpetrators. The international centre for criminal law reform and criminal justice policy icclr.