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Nine school violence prevention researchers and practitioners nationwide have developed a position statement on the Dec. 14, 2012 Connecticut school shootings that is being disseminated across the U.S. today. This statement is in response to the tragic acts of violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School and updates the School Shootings Position Statement that was disseminated nationally following the tragic school-related …
By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director As a kid we used to head to the vacant lot to play ball, rather than stay home to do chores or homework. It did not matter how many of us showed up to play, the game was always played because no one wanted to face the alternative awaiting us at home. As a …
By: Pete Hutchison, YES Program Director For 20 years I labored in the field of youth violence working, as a juvenile caseworker. The work was fulfilling and I believe we were having some positive effects on the youth, however it was clear that the young people we were involved with had developed their lifestyles to a point where it was …
By: Roanna Cooper, MA and Marc Zimmerman, PhD, MI-YVPC Director An op-ed article appeared recently in the The New York Times discussing the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down California’s law barring the sale or rental of violent video games to people under 18. The author, Dr. Cheryl Olson, describes how the proposed law was based on the erroneous assumption …
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