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What is at the root of youth violence?

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The sentencing by a Munich court of three Swiss teenagers for attacks on innocent bystanders has focused attention on the root causes of youth violence. Swiss television interviewed inmates at a juvenile prison in Aarburg to find some answers. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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