Abstract :
Youth violence has been a major social problem for the Western world for long. The problem in
South-East Asia is of recent origin. It is pervading the lives of significant portion of young people regardless
of social class, race, ethnicity, culture or country. Youth violence includes various behaviors such as
bullying, slapping or hitting and other behaviors such as robbery and assault could also be fatal. Violence
involving young people adds greatly to the costs of health and welfare services, reduces productivity,
decreases the value of property, disrupts a range of essential services and generally undermines the fabric of
society. Thus it becomes pertinent to understand youth violence in all aspects so as to develop an appropriate
prevention approach for tackling this menace. The current paper highlights the burden of youth violence in
the region. It also attempts to describe various aspects of youth violence, its risk factors and what approach
could be followed to tackle it.
Keyword :
Youth violence, bullying, prevention approach, social problem.