Theresa Sidders Intro to Criminology 02/29/2012 The School Shooter Perspective Threat Assessment In July of 1999 a symposium in Leesburg, VA was held to present a systematic procedure for the threat assessment and intervention of violence in our schools. The results from a 1998 study done by the FBI’s National Center for Analysis of Violent Crime are being used to formulate concepts and principles to address and prevent school shootings. In this study, eighteen school shootings were
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Adolescent Bullying: Is it the Cause of School Violence? In the last fifteen years there have been numerous school shootings within the United States mostly occurring in the 1990’s. Although there have been many variables as to why, a common denominator in most shootings has been bullying. The shootings in Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado are just a few examples of the violence that left many dead and many more wounded. Bullying is considered to many to be a rite
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In colloquial speech, bullying is most often used to describe a form of harassment associated with being performed by a child who is older, stronger, or otherwise more powerful socially, upon weaker peers. Bullying can occur in situations including in school or college/university, the workplace, by neighbours, and between countries. Whatever the situation the power structure is typically evident between the bully and victim. It seems to those outside the relationship that the bully's power depends
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Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that is developed after people are exposed to a horrific or life-threatening experience. Symptoms of PTSD may appear immediately or it may appear years later. Even though they may not be present for the traumatic event, family members and significant others such as spouses can be affected indirectly and can also develop certain behaviors. PTSD is commonly characterized by flashbacks
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stormed around the campus, murdering 12 students. Eight years later, the same nightmare is relived when Seung-Hui Cho from Virginia Technical Institute shoots and kills 27 students and five faculty members. The federal government responds to these massacres by passing laws which do not prevent teenagers from acquiring deadly weapons. I believe the federal government should take more action concerning violence in schools. Some may argue that violence in schools is unpreventable; that bullying and school
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SOC 101 2/18/2014 Bowling for Columbine Response In all of Michael Moore’s documentaries, he demonstrates ironclad points with distinguishing examples. He appeals to the emotions and morals of the audience. While tugging on heartstrings and caressing the laws of society, he manipulates the viewers. In fact, every documentary is made to so do, not just Michael Moore’s. In the documentary, Bowling for Columbine, Moore uses the age old documentary techniques to lead each viewers to a more polarized
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**Part #1 violent video games and their effects on children source list** Book #1: Grand Theft childhood Author Kunter Lawerence Book: Grand Theft childhood City of publication: New York Book #2: Violent video games and their effects of children and adolesents Authors: Craig Anderson, Douglas Gentile, Katherine Buckley Book: Violent video games and their effects of children and adolescents City of publication: New York Part #1 questions: What did you know about this topic before
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Gun control has always been something extremely controversial in society. But when events occur such as the shootings at columbine high school and sandy hook elementary, gun control becomes even more of an issue not just in government but in the eyes of citizens. April 20th 1999, for most people in Colorado I’m sure it started off as a normal day. By the end of the afternoon it stood out as one of the most tragic days in recent history. About twenty five people lost their lives during the shooting
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OLU Lawal English 101 Section 0203 The Bully and the School Having the chance to wake up every weekday and go to school is an opportunity 121 million children around the world lack (Shah, "Poverty Facts and Stats”). On the other hand, the overwhelming majority of the children in the United States, and other First World countries, have access to educational resources. Yet, around 160,000 children in the United States alone miss school because of bullying (Phoenix & Honda, “Our children Faces a
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brain that makes them think it is okay to cause harm and danger to another being? How can they turn off their emotions to justify what is wrong to be right? Just like the unsuspecting victims of the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999 and those of the Colorado Theater Massacre in 2012 there are evil people whom do not care about the well-being of others and wish to do great harm. The actions of the two men (Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev) who decided to set bombs off on innocent victims have their
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