You have asked me to address issues
concerning the role of parents and
families in the genesis and prevention
of youth violence. I shall do
this, but before I do, I’d like to make
a few introductory comments that
will place my remarks in a broader
context. I do this because I can
think of very few topics that inspire
more heated, or more misinformed,
debate than that of juvenile violence,
and I want to make sure that
whatever this group recommends
is based on solid evidence and not
inflamed rhetoric.