She also writes some about politicians and the Juvenile Justice system. Sternheimer points to other possible reasons for the violent acts of the youth such as, the home life. While it may be that juvenile crimes have declined and personal backgrounds effect actions, it cannot be said this proves video game violence has no effect on youth. Sternheimer begins by explaining how video games violence has become a “folk devil” (204) to explain unexplainable happenings of youth shootings and this is just the one to follow the many other explanations the media and politicians have given for problem youth. She then brings up the issue of unnerving newspaper headlines such as “Bloodlust Video Games Put Kids in the Crosshairs” (205).
“Youth and Gun Violence” Medical Terminology Youth and Gun Violence Violence, when will it stop? This question is asked by many parents and even youth across America. Violence with youth has spread across the states as if it were a contagious deadly virus only on a mission to take out children. It has caused fear and anger in many families and has risen in statistics rather than declined over the years. Children that are living in the poverty neighborhoods tend to see more violence than those that are living in the upper, middle class neighborhoods.
Effects of Violent Video Games on Children's Behavior Leslie De La Rosa COM/156 University Composition and Communication II October 28, 2012 Monica Desir Effects of Violent Video Games on Children's Behavior In 1999, students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold began firing weapons at fellow students and teachers at Columbine High School, killing 12 students and one teacher. One of the reasons blamed for their behavior was playing the video game Doom. Other violent acts and deaths have been blamed on other video games with a high content of violence, such as Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto. This started a national debate on several topics including the effects that violent video games have on our children. Violent video games can lead to an increase aggressive behavior in children if parents do not make it clear that the behavior exhibited in these games is inappropriate.
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The most common signs that a child is being physically abused are unexplained bruises, cuts, and burns as well as broken bones, internal injuries and head injuries. (Gill) Children who have parents that use drugs are at the highest risk for physical abuse with 1 in 13 being abused regularly. (National Child Abuse Statistics) As if that wasn’t horrific enough, at least 100 babies are born to drug-using mothers every single month. (11 Facts About Child Abuse) Sexual abuse makes up about 10% of all child abuse making it the third most common form of abuse. Sexual abuse includes, but is not limited to, rape, intercourse, sodomy, fondling, oral sex, incest, sexual penetration and sexual exploitation.
Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Kimberly Futrell Harrison College Composition I Stephanie Kurin 06/10/2012 Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Each day, kids are being bullied in their schools and at home while online. They are bullied because of race, sexual orientation, creed, physical image, or for no particular reason at all. Bullying is not limited to age, but the most prevalent age range is teenagers. Bullying in schools and on the Internet amongst teenagers has greatly increased in the past years; this has led to increased fatalities because so many feel that they don't have anywhere or anyone to go to. These fatalities are not just suicides, but
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The more violent acts that individuals see on television the more death and crime rates go up in the United States. It shows that most long-term exposure to acts of violence is the major cause of homicides assaults and other acts of violence in the country. Nine out of ten child programs have acts of violence in them before children will have reach the age 16 they will have witnessed 200,000 acts of violence and 33,000 murders. The violence can be decreased by teaching our children early on that violence is not the key we should not have to censor what we
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