Many children today spend more time consuming media than they spend attending school, or in any other activity except for sleeping. By “media” we mean any form of mass communication such as television, Internet, video and computer games, comic books, and radio. Violence is a dominant theme in most forms of media. For example, content
This article addresses a group of laws, originating in the early 1990s, known as sexually violent predator (SVP) laws. These laws use civil confinement (in contrast to criminal incarceration) to lock up individuals who are viewed as at high risk of committing a sexual offense in the future. Because these laws deprive people of their
In general, the term “violent crime” refers to any criminal action wherein one or more offenders use either physical violence or the threat of physical violence against one or more victims, as in the case of aggravated assault or armed robbery. Government agencies that study violent crimes, such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics and
Before the 1960s, institutions of higher learning were regarded as sanctuaries–places where crime and criminal justice did not intrude. The 1970s marked one of the most significant decades in the evolution of violence-related crime in higher education. Since the deaths of four students at Kansas State University, the incidence of violent crimes on campus has