Too many of our young people are caught up in conflicts every
day that they do not know how to manage -- teasing, jealousy,
and physical aggression. Juvenile delinquency and violence are
symptoms of youth's inability to manage conflict in their lives.
Teaching youth how to manage conflict in a productive way can
help reduce incidents of violent behavior. Conflict resolution
education is a beneficial component of a comprehensive violence
prevention and intervention program in schools and communities.
Conflict resolution education encompasses problem solving in
which the parties in dispute express their points of view, voice
their interests, and find mutually acceptable solutions.
Conflict resolution education programs help the parties
recognize that while conflict happens all the time, people can
learn new skills to deal with conflict in nonviolent ways. The
programs that appear to be most effective are comprehensive and
involve multiple components such as the problem-solving
processes and principles of confli