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    Gruel claims that scientific studies show an increase in physical aggression levels in those children that are exposed to media violence (page 1). Studies have shown that there are negative effects on the brain and on school performance when exposed to media violence (page 3 and page 4). In Gruels conclusion, he claims there is no longer a debate on whether or not media violence increases aggressive behavior. All the research has been done- experiments, analyses, and studies which all show the harmful

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    criminals with larger amounts of potential targets. For many impoverished people, the potential benefits of crime outweigh the risks of being caught. The pressing need for material goods, such as food, can steer people to commit crimes. Often threats and violence produce larger quantities of goods, which provokes people to commit even more violent acts. These acts are carried out primarily by people from poorer segments of the population and who are more likely to live in urban areas. Racial and ethnic discrimination

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    Historical Clinical Risk Management: The first step in evaluating Mr. Smith possibility of risk of violence consisted of a thorough background check of his personnel record, information collected in the collateral interviews and through interactions with Mr. Smith himself. If applicable and approved a thorough look in to mental health records. However, Mr. Smith declined to allow the company into his military service record. After completing the collateral interviews, background check into personnel

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    How Violence in Video Games Negatively Impacts the Developing Child Haley Frost Westview High School The topic of violence in video games has been a highly controversial conversation for many years. According to a 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study, 10 hours and 45 minutes on average are spent per day using technology among all 8- to 18-year-olds, which is over a 2 hour increase over the past five years (Rideout et al, 2010, 2). Exposure to violent video games is significantly linked to

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    Early disclosure to violence may possibly lead to aggression in young preschoolers. Research stated that exposure to violence in adolescence at a young age may lead to aggression in school age youths. Aggression and violence may not be as serious for some individuals and it’s often considered a part of growing up as a child. Aggression can be understood in a range of ways. It can be conceptualized as ones’ personality trait or having origins within a difficult temperament. In other words, aggression

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    of the reality and harshness of the violence in America’s inner cities to encourage others to help the cause of relinquishing it. Throughout the course of his book, he writes in explicit detail his experiences in Harlem and the Bronx, his way out, and his continuous effort to end said violence; in support of his intent. Canada opens the book with a short story about three of America’s youth being murdered in New York City. He does this to show that violence is an everyday issue in America. By

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    parents. Children can, therefore, use the method of spanking toward their new upcoming urge for violence or bad behavior. All of their future actions are now reflecting what they learned in their few years as a baby; they have learned the pain and method of spanking. It is only natural for them to use what they learned in their future. While the method of spanking for child rearing is used among many families, it is important to know whether this practice of spanking is effective in a beneficial way

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    Violence among our youth has spread widely throughout the nation. This can be linked to several problems in our society, but mainly one. The constant barrage of television and media violence causes deviant behavior in children. When children are young they are very impressionable by the things around them. Often kids are influenced by what they see. If kids are watching shows or being introduced to violent acts they too will tend to act out this violence (Huesmann and Eron, 1986). The results

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    UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 5-1-2002 Workplace violence: A case study Robert F. White University of Nevada, Las Vegas Repository Citation White, Robert F., "Workplace violence: A case study" (2002). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 522. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/522 This Capstone is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Scholarship@UNLV. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Theses/

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    there”. Reggie Smith, (Berger, 1990). Spectator violence at sporting events has been recorded throughout history. People who have power over the events, often team owners, indirectly influence the amount of spectator violence by encouraging the factors contributing to violence, in order to benefit themselves. Sale of alcohol, encouraging crowd intensity, creating rivalries, and targeting social groups, are factors affecting the degree of spectator violence and can be proven to be influenced by the owner’s

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