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  1. "Terrorists and suicide attacks" ( http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL32058.pdf ) - a report (2003) from the Congressional Research Service
  2. "Aggravating Circumstances: A Status Report on Rudeness in America" ( http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/civility/civility.htm ) – Would you describe Americans as a rude people? Read reports and data from a recent, interesting survey conducted by Public Agenda.

    3. Classic Articles on Aggression

  3. Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis ( http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/FrustAgg/miller.htm )
  4. Modeling of Aggression ( http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Bandura/bobo.htm ) - classic Bobo doll study

    5. Gendered Violence

  5. Violence against Women ( http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/ ) - publications and other resources from the Violence Against Women Office, U.S. Department of Justice
  6. "Assault on Gay America" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/ ) – A fascinating and disturbing story, this PBS Frontline show (2000) chronicles the life and death of Billy Jack Gaither.

    7. Sexual Violence

  7. Tailhook '91 ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/navy/tailhook/ ) - PBS Frontline show on the Navy Tailhook Convention where "83 women and 7 men were assaulted during the three-day aviators' convention, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD)."

    8. School/Youth Violence

  8. "Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence" ( http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084121/html/ ) - (2002) - an online, book-length report built around case studies from the National Research Council
  9. "The school shooter: A threat assessment perspective" ( http://www.fbi.gov/publications/school/school2.pdf ) - report (2000) from the FBI
  10. "Youth violence: A report of the Surgeon General" ( http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/youvioreport.htm ) - (2001)
  11. School Violence ( http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/resources/school.html ) - publications and links from the U.S. Department of Justice
  12. "Is Youth Violence Just Another Fact of Life?" ( http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/isyouthviolence.html ) - report from APA Public Policy Office
  13. "The Killer at Thurston High" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/ ) - PBS Frontline show (2000) on 15-year old Kip Kinkel who killed his parents and classmates
  14. "Little Criminals" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/ ) - PBS Frontline show (1998) on violent young children
  15. Gang Research ( http://www.gangresearch.net/ ) - "Gang research.net is a website dedicated to providing quality research on gangs to students, academics, public officials, the media, and the general public. While most "gang" websites either present the views of law enforcement or give unverified or questionable information, Gang research.net seeks to dispel stereotypes and present research, original documents, and helpful links."

    16. Media and Violence

  16. Video Game Research Site ( http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~sherryj/videogames/ ) – Does playing violent video games promote violence? From communication researchers, this site contains links to papers on the effects of video games on users.
  17. Special Report: Violence and Video Games ( http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/videogameviolence/ ) - From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, this report provides a variety of perspectives and info on the topic.
  18. Marketing Violence to Children ( http://www.ftc.gov/os/2002/10/marketing021001.htm ) - This is a statement made by Lee Peeler, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, to a subcommittee of the House of Representatives (October, 2002) on "Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording, and Electronic Game Industries." Also includes links to related resources.
  19. Violence on Television ( http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/violence.html ) - essay from APA
  20. FTC Report ( http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/youthviol.htm ) - released 9/11/2000 - "Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A Review Of Self-Regulation And Industry Practices In The Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries" - report from Federal Trade Commission that received a lot of media and political attention

    21. Workplace Violence

  21. Workplace violence reports ( http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/ ) - a variety of reports on workplace violence from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    22. Alcohol and Violence

  22. "Alcohol-related Injury and Violence" ( http://www.tf.org/tf/alcohol/ariv/ ) - This site is a project of the Trauma Foundation. It includes research summaries, fact sheets and literature reviews.
  23. "Alcohol and Violence" ( http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-1/toc25-1.htm ) - publication from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

    24. Reducing Violence

  24. Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence ( http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/ ) – Located here is a wealth of resources related to violence prevention including Blueprints project, launched to "to identify and replicate violence prevention programs that are effective." So far, Blueprints has "has identified 11 prevention and intervention programs that meet a strict scientific standard of program effectiveness." See the model programs including video. Site also contains violence and prevention related bibliographic databases and links (connections) to many other related resources.
  25. Violence Prevention Resources from the AMA ( http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3242.html ) – The American Medical Association provides data on "violence between intimates," policy documents and other reports.
  26. Toolkit to end Violence Against Women ( http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/ ) - includes an extensive set of recommendations "for strengthening prevention efforts and improving services and advocacy for victims," from the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women
  27. Violence prevention ( http://www.actagainstviolence.org/violence.html ) - tips and resources from ACT ( A dults and C hildren T ogether against violence)
  28. "Reducing Violence" ( http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdfreq.cfm?PATH_INFO=/pdf/hci/reducingvi.pdf&VARACTION=GO&CFID=789452&CFTOKEN=4795257 ) From the American Psychological Society, read a Human Capital Initiative Report #5 (1997) on the topic.





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