Studies on youth violence in south africa have generally emphasised that community context is crucial to understanding the genesis perpetuation and prevention of youth violence 135136137 . 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 the book then reviews the evidence for effective interventions in the contexts of young peoples lives their homes . Amazoncom youth violence sources and solutions in south africa 9781919895871 ward catherine l van der merwe amelia dawes andrew books