Research And News About Violence

Books on research and news about violence:

Title:

On Killling: The Psychological Cost of Learning to (...)

Author:

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

Language:

English

About:

Research, violence, psychology, causes, effects

Title:

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of (...)

Author:

Dave Grossman and Loren W. Christensen

Language:

English

About:

Research, combat, psychology, physiology, PSD, survival

Title:

Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted (...)

Author:

Diana Scully

Language:

English

About:

Criminal minds, sexual violence, research, rape

Title:

The Evil That Men Do

Author:

Stephen G. Michaud with Roy Hazelwood

Language:

English

About:

Criminal minds, research, rape, killing

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6175633.stm
(December 18, 2006):

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From: http://www.stv.tv
(November 29, 2006):

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From: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=498441
(September 16, 2006):

The report's statistics are almost incomprehensible. More than half of teen mothers are sexually molested prior to their first pregnancy.

Between 30% and 44% of teen mothers have been victims of rape or attempted rape, and 23% of assault victims become pregnant by their assailants.

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From: usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-05-child-abductions_x.htm
(September 5, 2006):

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From: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1732168.htm
(September 4, 2006):

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research says there is a higher rate of kidnapping and abduction in New South Wales than any other state in Australia.

The bureau says there were 238 alleged kidnappings or abductions reported to police between January and June 2004 across the state.

But it says just over half of the cases involved an actual abduction, which was most likely to be motivated by sexual desire, robbery or retribution.

In most of the other reported cases, the bureau says victims experienced an attempted abduction or a false report was given to police.

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From: http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/15352403.htm
(August 24, 2006):

South Carolina -- Surveys that showed almost 20 percent of female cadets at The Citadel said they had been sexually assaulted since enrolling surprised some of the military school's female grads.

The college this week released surveys taken last spring in which almost 20 percent of the female cadets and 4 percent of male cadets said they were sexually assaulted since enrolling. The news made headlines nationwide but the effect on recruiting women cadets is unclear.

Nancy Mace, the college's first female graduate, said the numbers were about on par with other colleges, but The Citadel is held to a higher standard "and that's the surprise here."

129 women have graduated from the formerly all-male military college since it opened its doors to women a decade ago.

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From: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060527/bob8.asp
(May 26, 2006):

In 2001, Henry's life took a fortunate turn. At his high school principal's insistence, he and his parents sought psychotherapy from Stuart W. Twemlow of the Menninger Clinic in Houston. In individual and family sessions, psychiatrist Twemlow zeroed in on the boy's fury at his parents and his tendency at school to view himself as a passive victim who needed to strike back at evil tormenters.

Henry's feelings of rage abated as he grasped that his father struggled with his own deep-seated problems. Henry began taking martial arts training, as suggested by Twemlow, and attending a new school that had a healthier social environment. His grades improved. He started dating.

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From: http://news.bbc.co.uk
(May 8, 2006):

The pilot scheme funded by the Violence Reduction Unit will see phones located in A&E wards in the coming weeks.

Karyn McCluskey, of the VRU, said the trauma of violence and the ban on mobile phones in hospitals made it difficult to report violent crime.

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From: http://www.oxfordstudent.com
(May 4, 2006):

An Oxford don has been given approval to experiment on young offenders in a £2million experiment into the effects of nutrition on behaviour.

Dr Bernard Gesch, from Oxford University’s department of physiology, anatomy and genetics, will be using inmates from a young offenders institute in Scotland as guinea pigs in order to investigate the effects of healthy eating on antisocial behaviour.

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From: http://www.buffalo.edu
(May 1, 2006):

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From: http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk
(April 28, 2006):

Sam Marshall used to think of her immaculate home on a council estate in Bridlington as a safe haven that provided a loving environment for her three children. Today it feels like a prison.

Ms Marshall, 32, has become the victim of a stalker whose campaign of terror has left her afraid to step outside. Even within the confines of the property she loves, she is constantly reminded of an attack that almost killed her.

She was almost throttled on her back doorstep by a man who has been repeatedly sighted staring into the house over the back garden, and who hung a dead frog from her security light within days of the near fatal attack.

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From: http://news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=74022
(April 28, 2006):

A pair of Shanghainese entrepreneurs are offering themselves as targets for verbal and -- within limits -- physical abuse, letting frustrated office workers vent without killing their careers.

Zhang Li and Chen Jun, the founders of Wantong Ltd., said their own workplace frustrations inspired them to quit their nine-to-fives and form the company in March.

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From: banburytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=687&articleid=1467474
(April 27, 2006):

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From: http://www.theksbwchannel.com
(April 25, 2006):

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From: http://www.ktva.com/topstory/ci_3750896
(April 25, 2006):

This is the 6th homicide this year in Anchorage, the first domestic homicide. The worst, most upsetting part of this story is that it involves some very young children.

A study just released reveals that, in 2003, 9 females were killed by males in Alaska, ranking our state at number 1 for the highest homicide rate among females murdered by males.

And here's a frightening statistic, over 86 percent of female victims were murdered by someone they knew.

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From: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0425/p04s01-wome.html
(April 20, 2006):

But a new study released earlier this month that says as many as 1 in 4 Syrian women may be victims of physical violence is beginning to reveal just how widespread a problem domestic abuse is throughout the country.

The study, funded by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and conducted by the state-run General Union of Women, is the first of its kind to try to quantify and explain the types of violence Syrian women face.

"Violence is in every home in the Arab world," says a woman who works at the shelter and asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of their work.

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From: http://society.guardian.co.uk
(April 20, 2006):

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From: http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/20/d60420060266.htm
(April 20, 2006):

Repression and sexual harassment led most women to take their own lives while rape and abduction were identified as most common violations of child rights in 2005.

The women fell victim to repression and violence mainly because of dowry, conflicts in conjugal life and poverty, said the report.

The Mass-line Media Centre, supported by donor consortium Manusher Jonno, prepared the report titled 'State of women and children, 2005' on the basis or reports published in 12 national dailies and 198 regional dailies last year.

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From: www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/04/07/1143916722751.html
(April 8, 2006):

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From: http://www.nytimes.com
(March 19, 2006):

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From: http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/114286436966657.html
(March 20, 2006):

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From: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/headlines/ci_3615409
(March 18, 2006):

As the court clerk read the verdict, Thomas lifted his head to express his relief.

"I told them from the very beginning that I was innocent and they had the wrong guy," Thomas said, once outside the courtroom. "They took me away from my daughter, I lost my job — the whole thing ruined my life. Now I finally get to see my daughter and start my life again."

Public defender Nathaniel K. Green thanked the jury for its thoughtfulness and consideration in reaching its verdict. "We also sympathize with (the victim)," he added.

"We believed that Thomas was the one who committed the offense and would not have prosecuted him otherwise," Capeless said. "The irony is that, because the woman thwarted her attacker, we did not have the kinds of physical forensic evidence needed in a case like this."

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From: http://www.kfor.co
(March 6, 2006):

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From: http://www.kfor.com
(March 4, 2006):

Violent crime in Scotland costs the health service more than £500million a year.

And hospital staff say they are dealing with "a scourge" of bloodshed on the streets.

The shocking figure was revealed yesterday as organisations gathered for the launch of a 12 month anti-violence drive.

Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital told the conference in the city: "Five per cent of our health budget is spent on violent crime. That's about half a billion pounds annually.

"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."

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From: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=273812006
(February 22, 2006):

A man who suffered brain damage after being punched by a bouncer outside a nightclub has been awarded £220,000 in compensation.

Rock Steady Security was ordered to pay the damages to Colin Ashmore, 31, whose skull was fractured following a confrontation with a doorman after being thrown out of the nightspot for being drunk.

Mr Ashmore, who was on a stag weekend, was punched by Scott Moncrieff and fell back and struck his head on the pavement. Mr Moncrieff, 33, insisted he had acted in self-defence, but a judge dismissed the plea and ordered his employer, Rock Steady Security, to pay the damages.

Lord Emslie said at the Court of Session that the award would have been £274,000, but he ruled Mr Ashmore had provoked the incident and was 20 per cent to blame.

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From: http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk
(February 13, 2006):

Soaring numbers of teachers are being attacked in North East schools.

But unions warn the figure could be even higher as many incidents go unreported.

A Chronicle probe of local education authorities has found more than 400 teachers and school staff were victims of assaults last year.

Teachers have been hit with chairs, books and even stones. One in County Durham was struck with a broom handle and another attacked with a cigarette lighter. Others have been kicked, bitten, punched and pushed.

Cleaners and dinner ladies have also been attacked.

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From: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au
(February 13, 2006):

Parents who teach their children that using violence is unacceptable, even in self-defence, are more likely to raise teenagers who don't get into fights.

However, almost 40 per cent of parents tell their children that it's okay to use violence if they are physically threatened.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota interviewed 134 teenagers aged 10 to 15 and their parents. They found teenagers who were clearly told by their parents that violence was unacceptable were less likely to get into fights than their peers.

"Implications of the study findings are that parents need to clearly define what violence is and state to their children what to do when faced with violence," lead researcher Sally-Ann Ohene told The Australian.

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From: www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3566191a6530,00.html
(February 9, 2006):

The School of Medicine survey of more than 800 people found "very similar" levels of domestic violence – ranging from minor psychological abuse to severe assault – inflicted by men and women. Both sexes reported similar rates of injury.

Lead researcher David Fergusson said agencies dealing with domestic violence should not assume men were the perpetrators or that women hit out only in self-defence. "In fact, women initiate violence more than men."

He said domestic violence typically involved both parties. "If one partner was violent, so was the other one. This contrasts quite sharply with the dominant popular view that domestic violence is largely perpetrated by men on women."

Both sexes suffered an increased risk of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts after domestic violence.

The only difference was in the experience of fear, said Fergusson. "Women exposed to more extreme violence were more likely to report being fearful of their partner."

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From: http://news.telegraph.co.uk
(November 11, 2003):

The findings have also surprised workers with a charity set up to help victims of drug rape, who have always insisted the problem was far greater than the authorities were prepared to accept.

Essex Police disclosed yesterday that two plainclothes officers and two scientists who visited a nightclub in Chelmsford last Friday evening had carried out tests on 200 empty glasses.

Initial results showed that seven contained benzodiazepine or similar tranquillisers normally only available under prescription for stress. The drugs can cause confusion, forgetfulness and drowsiness.

An eighth drink is thought to have contained either the horse tranquilliser ketamine - which causes amnesia and hallucinations - or GHB, which induces drowsiness and, sometimes, unconsciousness.

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