Violence
According to the American Psychiatric Association, "The debate is over… For the last three decades, the one predominant finding in research on the mass media is that exposure to media portrayals of violence increases aggressive behavior in children."
Since 1992, there have been 250 violent deaths in schools that involved multiple victims. In virtually every school shooting, bullying has been a factor.
– National Association of School Psychologists
Direct, physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school, and declines in high school.
– National Association of School Psychologists
An estimated 160,000 children miss school everyday due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.
– National Education Association
Students identified as bullies by the age of eight are six times more likely to become involved in criminal behavior.
– Dan Olweus, National School Safety Center, Westlake Village, CA
1 out of 4 kids is Bullied. This month 1 out of every 4 kids will be abused by another youth.
– American Justice Department
Rape rates are highest in states which have high pornography sales and lax enforcement of pornography laws.
– "Legitimate Violence and Rape: A Test of the Cultural Spillover Theory," 1985.
62 percent of completed rapes occur by classmates or friends.
– The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. RAINNstat. RAINN Web site.
57 percent of rapes occur while out on a date.
– Curtis DG. Perspectives on Acquaintance Rape. The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS) Web site.
