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At a recent conference in Los Angeles educators, politicians, along with many other prominent figures in the field of juvenile delinquency gathered to discuss teen violence. Two leading speakers in the field met on stage to discuss whether or not being an upper class teen is a key contributing factor in teen violence. Emily Anderson, a professor at Harvard University was one of these chosen speakers. Throughout her career she has done many studies and contributed much of her life to research regarding teen violence. Throughout all of Emily’s research she has concluded solely being a member of the upper class is not a factor in teen violence. She has come to the conclusion that a good education system, the media, and the fact that parents can afford counseling for their children are all key concepts to understanding that social class is not a factor in teen violence for upper class teens. The opposing speaker is Jeff Richardson. Jeff grew up on New York City. He spent most of his childhood viewing how social class affects children in urban areas. Unlike most people in Jeff’s position he graduated from high school and went on to attend college at the University of Iowa. He graduated from there with a master’s in crim