Violent crime

medium and people are scared of the unholy violence in these games that our kids consume. Just imagine some poor little child getting corrupted by playing a destructive hyper-violent crime-simulator like Grand Theft Auto V and getting absorbed in the New York style crime. Now there should be a…

computer or any other electronic device, the rating on what is appropriate for kids is bias and can still influence the children towards violent crimes. Even though parents set up restrictions on their children computers, to prevent them from watching anything they do not want them to be watching, the internet can still have bad influences towards violent crime. For example the game Minecraft, which is a G-rated game suitable for all ages, a…

The manner in which accounts of violent crimes are spread by means of word of mouth, radio, television and social media contributes to the fear of crime within individuals (Dirsuweit, 2002). Fear of crime affects individuals differently, as each individual’s experiences or perceptions differs from the other. Fear of crime may potentially have various physical and emotional effects on individuals (Roberts, 2010). These physical and emotional effects may cause trauma related symptoms if the fear…

The crime rate increase was mainly driven by the increase in gun homicide rates of urban youth. In fact, since 1965, homicide has consistently been one of the top 15 causes of death in the United States, especially among African American males. More so, African American males under 25 experience violent crime victimization at rates higher than any other demographic group. According to the Centers for Disease…

games, movies, and television, are not the only primary causes for a violence acts committed by kids surprisingly enough. They are only singled out due to the violent images which leads parents to believe that since children view these violent scenes they will imitate them for lack of better judgment and or fun. When a kid commits a violent act, the incident is normally blamed on the child or even the show the child saw, or the video game just played. But, if…

If you ask me America has been on a decline for quite sometime now. Issues such as racism, crime and violence, and in more recent news, the presidential race, have been immensely sending our country on a downhill spiral. African Americans have never been seen as equals in the United States. This, however, began to change in the late 1860’s, when the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed (The Civil War Amendments). These are known as the Civil War Amendments. These three additions to the…

today's world real world violence has been becoming a bigger issue. Violent video games and violent role playing games may be to blame for this. Violent video games give people the ability to have a virtual gun and use it to do wrong, after years of addiction to video games they can influence people, resulting in increased violence. According to the article Shooting in the Dark Mark Kegan explains how research shows that violent video games affect people. The text states “Youngsters…

In the United States one out of every five people are a victim in an act of violence or crime. Every day terrible acts of crime are committed and affect many people. After being studied for a long time, it was found that criminal behavior is impacted greatly by genetics and inherited traits. Most of us will assume that these kinds of people are just voluntarily acting out for unknown reasons. What most of us don’t know is that these traits are not only caused by our surroundings but are passed…

Is the relentlessly growing amount of violent offenders inevitable? Violent offenders Violence has been known to reveal one's maximum point of anger and aggression towards particular issues or cause. It is an undeniable factor in human civilization to be oblivious to the victims well-being and safety. The offenders anguish victim is a physical body and mental stability, making them emotionally unstable and desperate to trust mankind's intentions. Violent offenders have shown their rage as they…

rape, and aggravated assault. These are among the most violent crimes. It easy to assume that only the most twisted of human beings are capable of executing such appalling acts. There must be something psychological and mentally wrong about them if they are capable of such heinous crimes. However, it is not always the schizophrenic, the delusional, or the demented, who commit murders. In actuality, ordinary people are able commit these crimes as well. Ordinary people, people who have not been…