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Despite media suggestions that youth violence is the result of an epidemic of young thugs “out of control”, this paper argues that youth violence is emblematic of complex political, economic and socio-cultural conditions. This introductory paper discusses some of the key themes and articles from our special issue on Youth Violence: De-Escalation Strategies and Socio-Legal Responses, which is the result of a workshop held at the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law in July 2019. It seeks to reflect the rich tapestry of factors, contexts and processes that can place young people at risk of offending, or, perhaps even more importantly, at risk of criminalisation, as presented in the special issue collection. We reflect on the range of perspectives presented across the special issue on youth violence and the de-escalation of such violence, which seek to advance knowledge, and identify strategies for regulating and preventing this behaviour. Pese a insinuaciones de los medios de que la violencia juvenil es consecuencia de una epidemia de jóvenes matones “fuera de control”, este artículo argumenta que la violencia juvenil es emblemática de circunstancias políticas, económicas y socioculturales complejas. Esta introducción expone algunos de los temas claves de los artículos de nuestro número especial titulado Youth Violence: De-Escalation Strategies and Socio-Legal Responses, que es fruto de un seminario celebrado en el Instituto Internacional de Sociología Jurídica de Oñati, en julio de 2019. Se busca reflejar el rico mosaico de factores, contextos y procesos que pueden poner a los jóvenes en riesgo de delinquir o, quizá más importante, en riesgo de criminalidad, como se presenta en el número especial. Aquí reflejamos la variedad de perspectivas que se presentan en el número especial sobre violencia juvenil y la desescalada de dicha violencia, lo cual pretende adelantar el conocimiento e identificar estrategias para regular y prevenir ese comportamiento. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1211

A majority of French high students have a very active online presence. Almost all of them have a smartphone and social network apps are the one they use most of their time. Recent studies have documented the negative interactions occurring in cyberspace, defining them as instances of "cyberviolence". These are highly gendered social relations in as much as they encourage conformity to rigid gender norms (in many ways sexist, sexual or homophobic in nature). This paper will document instances of "gendered cyberviolence" as reported by youth from the Île-de-France regionwho have taken part in a study conducted by the Observatoire Universitaire International Éducationet Prévention (Université Paris-Est Créteil) and sponsored by the Centre Hubertine Auclert. Analyzing both quantitative and qualitative, it will discuss the existence of polymorphous and ordinary instances of cybersexism, targeting both girls and boys whose behaviors or preferences are considered gender atypical. All in all, this paper will relate the genesis of the concept of cybersexism, which the authors suggest may best qualify the episodes of violence that are anchored in a gender-normative order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article dialogue with sociological studies about the involvement of youth in dynamics of violence and crime in poor neighborhoods and suburbs of major urban centers. It presents the main results of an empirical research about youth gangs and armed groups operating in the slums of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From a theoretical point of view, we adopt the assumption that, in Brazil, the emergence of youth gangs and its involvement with crime dynamics in the favelas must be understood according to the relationship that these groups have with the context of profound socio-spatial exclusion and institutional violence that characterizes the life of large segments of the youth population in Brazil, in recent decades. In this sense, this paper describes not only how gangs and armed groups is structured in the slums of the metropolitan center of Belo Horizonte, but also the characteristics of its violence.To promote such discussion, the article presents data from a study conducted between 2009 and 2011 from three sources : 1. in-depth interviews with 40 adolescents undergoing rehabilitative measure, because their involvement in crimes such as homicide or drug trafficking ; 2. official records on violent crime in cities of the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte ; 3. A database from the intelligence services of the police as well as studies led by the Minas Gerais police, about the action of gangs and armed groups in RMBH.