kids and tv violence

Television violence affects kids Littleton, Colorado; Springfield, Oregon; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Pearl, Mississippi. These previously unknown suburban cities will forever be branded into our minds. These cities are linked by one devastating factor: young students firing upon fellow students and educators. The entire country is wondering what causes these young peoples’ violent shooting sprees. Although the events are too recent to fully understand their causes, we can try to understand what led to the disastrous situations. …

…to limit the amount of violence on TV. They too have recognized the direct link between television viewing and violence. Works Cited “Children & TV Violence.” American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. No. 13, April 1999 www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/violence.htm Goodwin, William. Teen Violence Lucent Books, 1998. Landau, Elaine. Teenage Violence. Englewood Cliffs, CO: Julian Messner, 1990. Murray, John P. Children and Television Violence. Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, 1993. Volume 4, Number 3, pp 7-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** included