Abstract
The use of weapons in various inner-city communities in America is comparable to Nicaraguan "low-intensity warfare" whose objective was the mass terrorization of civilians by the Contras. Low-intensity warfare theory is defined as "total war at the grassroots level" (Summerfield and Tosser 1991, 85). Violence in the inner cities has been defined in similar ways by many authorities and observers. Although urban violence may not damage the infrastructure of communities to the same extent that lowintensity warfare does, its immediate and long-term impact is nonetheless devastating to human life and to a sense of security. In essence, it is a war being waged within the minds and souls of our youth, and in the concrete jungles of our urban centers. In inner-city low-intensity warfare, the most likely candidate to successfully teach survival skills is perhaps one who has "been there."
Recommended Citation
Parson, Erwin Randolph
(1993)
""Low-Intensity Warfare" in the Inner City: Veterans' Self-Control Strategies May Ameliorate Community Violence Among Youth,"
Trotter Review: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
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