In the aftermath of a shocking incident in which a first grader shot and seriously injured a teacher at a school in Newport News, Virginia, the city's mayor asked the question: "How did this happen?"
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2023
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After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, psychology professor Paul Boxer and his colleagues reviewed research to see what could be learned from what they refer to as the "science of violence prevention." In ...
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Jun 2, 2022
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The warning signs were there.
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Dec 8, 2021
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Last month, more than 100 million people watched the gory Netflix show, Squid Game. Whether or not screen violence is bad for us has been extensively studied. The consensus is that it can have negative effects. But the question ...
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Oct 28, 2021
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump tweeted that defunding the police would "be good for Robbers & Rapists." Last week, after signing his tepid executive order on policing, he proffered that "without police, there ...
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Jun 30, 2020
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Although coming from a disadvantaged background, experiencing violence within the family, having a negative school environment or consuming violent media such as films and computer games have little or no direct influence ...
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Jan 16, 2020
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A new strategy to tackle bullying of children both inside and outside the school gates was recently released by the South Australian Department of Education.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2019
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The news of Courtney Herron's death has shocked Melburnians. While full details are yet to emerge, both she and the man charged with murdering her have been widely reported as being homeless. It's revealing how news media ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2019
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Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms.
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Mar 30, 2019
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In June 2017, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft announced the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). The aim of this industry-led initiative is to disrupt the terrorist exploitation of ...
Internet
Jun 26, 2018
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