Violent Children

Witnesses: Ron Stephens, Executive Director, National School Safety Center; Gerald Patterson, Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center; Joanne Cantor, Communications Arts Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin; Scott Poland, Director of Psychological Services, Cypress Fairbanks Intermediate School District; Rodney Hammond, Director of the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC; various members of the audience, including Justin Gaskin, Moorecroft, Wyoming, accompanied by Kevin Sunstrom; Oriana Hair, Albany, CA; Bridget McNicholas, Chicago, IL; and Seth Farnsworth, Moorecroft, Wyoming.

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the U.S. government distributes one such game, America's Army, through both the internet and its recruiting offices. Is there any scientific evidence to support the claims that violent games contribute to aggressive and violent behavior? As the first book to unite empirical research on and public policy options for violent video games, Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents will be an invaluable resource for student and professional researchers in social and developmental psychology and media studies.

This text focuses on violent fathering and discusses research in the context of domestic violence. It examines fathers' perceptions of their domestic violence amd its impact on children, their relationships with children and their parenting practices. It also recommends ways that policy and practice can be improved.

Dr. Seifert explains how a disturbance in any of early bonding and skill building can invite unwelcome and potentially dangerous consequences. We should all be held accountable for a violence-free future and with this Book from Dr. Seifert, we're provided with the groundwork to recognize and thwart any signs that may later develop into destructive, senseless patterns of violence. This is the less technical, parent version of How Children Become Violent: Keeping Your Kids Out of Gangs, Cults and Terrorist Organizations.

Today's children are bombarded with images of violence in cartoons, news reports, television shows, computer games, movies, and other media. In growing numbers, they are also exposed to real-life violence in their own homes and communities--as witnesses, victims, and, increasingly, perpetrators. Emphasizing the need for early intervention and prevention, this timely book details the incidence and scope of the violence epidemic and examines the developmental impact of violence on children. Contributors describe several exemplary prevention and intervention programs currently in place around the country and propose a range of educational and policy initiatives.