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With high profile instances of bullying both in the school hallways, in the schoolyard, and over the Internet, the dangerous consequences and toxic effects of antisocial behavior among teens has become an urgent social issue. This must-have resource explains the many different forms that such behavior can take, its root causes, and its dangerous and potentially deadly consequences. Most importantly, readers learn the ways in which antisocial behavior can be halted and healing can be effected for perpetrator and victim alike through intervention, therapy, and the offering of positive alternative opportunities. This is an essential guide to the times teens now live in, when notions of civility, self-control, empathy, and moral standards often seem to have corroded.