Does television violence contribute to juvenile crime?
609935
Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Unfortunately, much of today's television programming is violent. \nExtensive viewing of television violence by children causes greater aggressiveness. Sometimes, watching a single violent program can increase aggressiveness. Children who view shows in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or unpunished, are more likely to imitate what they see. Children with emotional, behavioral, learning or impulse control problems may be more easily influenced by TV violence. The impact of TV violence may be immediately evident in the child's behavior or may surface years later, and young people can even be affected when the family atmosphere shows no tendency toward violence.
301668
The source is the family. It's where it all starts, it's where we get our values and principles and where we are shaped into the person we will become. It all depends on our upbringing.\nOh, and capital punishment is useless. It has been scientifically proved. Violence only generates more violence.
137588
Depends on the offense and what state you're in...some violent offenders do qualify for "good time" if they stay out of trouble while they are in.\nIf you need more input without the nasty comments, try at http://www.prisontalk.com
106228
i know that we see 13000( violent images on TV by the time were 16.but in real life and till 20 must be much more tan this.and i think it depends on where you live and your parents.
1080582
No. You can't be sure that every kid born will be rid of violent thoughts. Many violent kids grow up with abusive fathers or mothers, turning them to violent acts to search for societal acceptance. During teenage years, teens go through many changes, physically as well as mentally (that includes wild emotion swings).  Mood swings can play a part in teen violence.  It's a part of growing up.  But if you know any teens going through violent mood swings, counseling or peer mentoring can help a bit.
1073602
I think this is a very good question.  How does society tolerate violence?  Just take a look at television and movies:  parents have no problem with their kids seeing murders and other acts of violence on a regular basis, but heaven forbid they see two people having sex.  Look at video games:  was it Grand Theft Auto that had game players shooting cops and running people over, and that was fine until it was learned that kids could access sexually explicit material?  Killing is OK but seeing a naked body isn't?  This is especially weird because I'm sure most people expect their kids to grow up and have sex but don't expect or want them to grow up to become murderers.  When's the last time a book was censored for violence?  How about for sexual content?  How did the words "sex and violence" end up being paired to begin with?  Sex is a natural, life-creating act.  Violence is, I guess, natural, too--human history seems to prove that--but it is destructive, and it makes no sense for a society to want to destroy itself or its members.  Please note:  I am not advocating that children have sex, watch sex, etc.  I'm also not advocating that they go around shooting people, either.
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I did a google search and came across some really good sites. Try www.pacrentstv.org and even beter http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/facts/mediafacts.asp \nI googled "kids and profanity" this particular site is titled 'sex, violence, and profanity in the media fact sheet'\njust google something like that and there will probably be alot of useful sites.
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Anything can be abused when used by an inexperienced minor...that's what we have parents for...supervision is important...if not, ppl can abuse the t.v. etc as well...\n\nMy parents were pretty good at keeping me outta trouble...it stung then but now i realize how important that was...
1152511
That's probably one part of it, though I'd imagine school violence probably stems from a combination of factors.
338434
Although we live in the free country ,I totally support government intervene if too much sex or violence on TV.As parents,we can not watch or follow our kids 24 hours a day ,except throw the TV away.They have so many chances to learn bad things from those program ,movie and show.
616734
Yes usually TV adds glamorize drinking and make it seem fun and social; which is what all young people want to be (cool) or have (fun and friends). So I believe it does promote underage drinking.
121720
You could do a report on interventions used to keep juvenile offenders from becoming adult offenders.  There should be much written on that topic.  Programs that have been used over the years include the "Scared Straight" approach and I'm confident that you should have ample material.  Good luck.
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YES,,,\nMental, Physical, Emotional, Sexual, ALL forms of violence and all are damaging to children, I grew up in a violent home and It took me years to realize that I was worth something and know that not all people were that way.\nIf you are in a violent situation, or you know of kids that are, it is best to get out AND GET HELP.\nIf someone moved to fast around me I would shake, if someone raised there voice around me I was scared.\nI lost allot of my childhood because I lived in fear.
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It can be a combination of things, and in most real cases it is.  Poverty, upbringing, financial status, social status, can all have a push or pull when some one is deciding on commiting a crime.  In most crimes most people have a well structured plan of what they were going to do, which means that it wasn't some spur of the moment thing.  For example I did a case studie on Drug related crimes: selling, production and so forth.  Over 40 percent of the criminals admited that it was easier for them to sell and produce drugs than it was to actually go and get a paying job.  Now that can be considerd a social upbringin or classification.  \n\nFor some people crime is a way of life, Little Rock Arkansas has the highest rate of gang killings in the US Higher than LA, Okland, and New York.  There was a documentary that showed that little kids were raised up in gangs, hanging round drugs, sex, and crime.  It wasn't a case of these children choosing to joing the Crypts of the Bloods it was that they were raised in the enviorment.  Additionaly to the gang enviorment these children were raised in poverty, the social sturcture was messed up from the beginning weather it was parenting, education, and so on.  \n\nThen you have those that do it for the thrill of doing it.  Take for example kids killing for fun.  I forgot what show it was (was on A&E) but was over kids killing other kids for fun. 4 out of the 5 killers that were intervied said they wanted to know what it felt like to kill.  Now most of these kids were brought up living the american dream: mom, dad, house, minvan, dog, but yet these kids wanted to kill.  Now dose the killings that these kids in any way diffierent from the killing of those raised in gangs, no they were killing, but their social, education, and other aspects were worlds apart.\n\nso in short its can be alot of things that will push a person to commit a crime, weather it be petty thieving to premptive murder.
306880
wow, never thought of that before! I don't know about books, but I do know that the prevailing thought is that we should be careful what we let ourselves/our children watch on TV or play when it comes to videogames. I mean, there are all those cases, especially in America, where teenagers, and even younger children, have killed their families, strangers or fellow students. And have admitted that their behaviour was influenced by the violent videogames/playstation games they play. It's a modern phenomenon, and one we need to combat.\nBut I think books could definitely have the same effect, especially on the impressionable young mind. We should be careful.
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It depends on the child and how they have been raised as to how what is on TV will affect them.  \n\nIf a child has been left on their own to basically raise themselves, then they will do or follow what they see on TV.\n\nIf the child has been raised with parents that talk to them and explain things to them, then they know that TV is pretty much mostly make-believe and that just because it happens on TV doesn't mean that they should do it.\n\nTV isn't bad, it's a object, an appliance, and despite some peoples best efforts TV can not be blamed for the failings of a parent when it comes to raising and disciplining their children.
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it all depends.  It has a lot to do with how many other crimes a minor has been convicted of and stuff like that it also depends on the age because a person my be still considered a minor by the state they might not be by the crimes they commit on how harsh they are.  It is really on a case by case basis