Is Violence 'Senseless'? Not According to Science. Let's Make Sense of It and Treat It Like a Disease.

In many cities across the United States, we see a familiar scene unfold virtually every week- end - dozens of youth between the ages of 15 and 24, most of whom are black or Hispanic, are injured or killed in major cities including Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and Detroit. Outcries spread through neighborhoods and the nation; most are focused on the "senseless violence."