Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Contributors -- Map of South Africa -- Foreword -- Chapter One Youth Violence in South Africa: Setting the Scene -- SECTION ONE -- Chapter Two Gender, Class, 'Race' and Violence -- Chapter Three The Development of Youth Violence: An Ecological Understanding -- SECTION TWO -- Chapter Four The Situation of the Youth in South Africa -- Chapter Five Preventing the Development of Youth Violence in the Early Years: Implications for South African Practice -- Chapter Six School-Based Youth Violence Prevention Interventions -- Chapter Seven Interventions for Out-of-School Contexts -- Chapter Eight Intervening with Youths in Gangs -- Chapter Nine Youthful Sex Offending: The South African Context, Risks and Effective Management -- Chapter Ten Screen Media Violence and the Socialisation of Young Viewers -- Chapter Eleven Interventions for Young Offenders: What We Know about What 'Works' in Diversion Programmes -- Chapter Twelve Addressing Youth Violence in Cities and Neighbourhoods -- Chapter Thirteen The South African Context: Future Directions in Research and Practice -- Index.