... in prison for their entire sentence. That means no paroles, no work release programs, and certainly no early release simply because of overcrowding. We must learn to rehabilitate our prisoners and give them something to go back to in society. Another measure that I am also in favor of is a major reduction ... only knew how. Teens need to realize that if they use conflict to solve problems more than half the time someone loses. If they could learn to use their frustrations in a more constructive way more than half the time both sides can win. Here to tell you about some of ... mandates t...

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... Washington: where Barry Loukaitis, 14, walks into a junior high algebra class and opens fire with a hunting rifle, killing the teacher and two students and wounding one other. In October 1997, he was convicted of two counts of aggravated first-degree murder and sentenced to tow mandatory life terms ... gestures directed at them. (Ed and DOJ a trying to get better data on hate crimes now). There is also a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative grants being given. The grant requires comprehensive, integrated community wide plans to address school safety developed jointly by local school d...

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... when a boy was upset about his semester grades. He brought explosives into the school office and destroyed his records and the records of all the other students. It cost $43,000 in repair for all the damages (Landau 81). Some teenagers don't get caught at what their doing out of their ... . She sued the three boys, their parents and the school administration (Landau 77). A sixteen-year-old once said, " You get used to it, and learn not to leave anything around. I never wear my good watch on gym days" (Landau 80). In Los Angeles, California undercover police had to enter the school ... (...

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... nations" schools. There are many different issues involving the problems with violence in schools. Emotional and psychological problems, as well as other issues, that society neglects in young students causes a dramatic effect on the outcome of a student's work in many various ways. The problems can cause them to lash out in violence and or be disruptive in ... problems that are associated with "violence in school" and now can't live with it! Society's issue with school violence can only be blame on the nation for having students to work and grow up in harsh environments. The media has re...

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... and reality, which is a clear line for most adults, can become very blurred for vulnerable children. "We are raising generations of children who learn at a very early age to associate horrific violence with pleasure and excitement - a dangerous association for a civilized society." (Grossman of Time Magazine) ... on a total ruthless killing spree and then eventually got arrested. The children that did this cold-blooded act were seen by other High School students as a little bit "different" but not "disturbed," to their knowledge anyway. Little did they know what was about to happen to t...

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... are well, right? Wrong! Over the past two decades, schools seem to be attracting more and more attention from the media and newspapers, not because several students made the honor role or set impressive accomplishments, but because of the increase in violent acts in our school systems. 1. Where did violence come from? ... life (e.g. Spiderman). A study was done that involves one hundred children. Fifty children were put into a classroom in which the students were shown a non-violent cartoon, and the other fifty watched a cartoon with violent acts committed. After forty minutes in the cla...

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... that a gun is much more intimidating than a fist. There is nothing scarier than arriving at school afraid of what may happen next. Many students are faced with this problem everyday. Children should feel safe when they walk into school. Many people use violence as an expression to release feelings ... This isn't easy, though. Since there is no single cause of violence, there is no one simple solution. The best you can do is learn to recognize the warning signs of violence and to get help when you see them in your friends or yourself. Teachers tend to believe that school ... media. Thes...

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... utilized. The best solution, however, is to set forth school uniforms. Dress codes help students learning ability. There is less of a distraction when students dress appropriately. By having dress code rules students become more disciplined and learn to behave. With uniforms a big distraction is removed from the classroom. Also, students can get more sleep because they don't have to decide what to wear in the ... morning. Violence is removed, as well. Students no longer would be tortured because their family is ... a strict dress code improves the grades in a school because discipline i...

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... need to lock up their guns, keep their safeties on, and educate people about guns at an early age. Recent suburban and rural school shootings are atypical. Schools should recognize students that are having problems and try to help any way they can. Schools should be aware and prepared and some should take higher security measures. The sooner these problems are ... about violence reduces quality of teaching, limits teacher availability to be involved with school. Kids with social or violence problems should receive special attention outside of the classroom so other students are not disa...

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... in schools today. It is not only in public schools, but also private schools. Violence is mainly stemmed from a lack of love or trust from either the students' peers or home environment. If an individual has a feeling of being neglected or unloved, it can cause them to do strange or unintentional actions. Therefore, it ... of things as they do or does not have as many friends as they do. When each individual comes to a certain age, they need to learn to overlook that human nature and see each person for what they are and not for what they have. Oftentimes, the fortunate people do not des...

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... of many experiences and will impact mental and emotional growth. Soon afterwards children will then lose opportunities to make friends, play games, and will not learn how to solve their own problems (Healy 1). Elementary students are more likely to stay up later to watch adult programs, this will cause them to lose sleep and therefore be tired at school ("Parents and ... violence looks the higher possibility of it to be learner. The images on television can make a kid mentally damaged and defenseless (How TV Affects Your Child 1). "They will quickly learn that violence is an acceptable so...

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... quietly to herself, "Why?" On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their high school and started shooting their fellow students, and by the time it was all over 13 were dead including themselves. All the students of that school that knew them, all the teachers, all of the police, and all the parents had the same question, "Why ... understanding the certain things that lead up to somebody disturbing behaviors, such as shooting innocent people in their high school, there would never be solutions to these problems. People should learn from other's mistakes. That is the ...

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... influences sexual violence and a lack of respect for women. Young listeners imitate violent sexual behavior discussed in songs. A study done by psychologists at the University of Florida concluded that male students who listened to rap music had more negative attitudes towards women than those who did not listen to rap music. Phillips says that harsh rap lyrics should be a major concern ... in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was negatively influenced by rap music. He frequently listened to gangster rap groups such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Tupac Shakur. This music persuaded him to kill 4 student...

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... are now the answer to overpopulation. You don't want to wait in a long line? No problem! Simply plow right through everyone with your semi-automatic. That is exactly what the students in Littleton, Colorado did. They said to themselves, "This school is too crowded with jocks and other losers, let's kill them all." They did exactly that. Look at the results ... is seen on your lawn, immediately yell, "Get off of my property!" wait three seconds, and fire away with your trusty 12 gauge shotgun; so they look like grammar school students, so what? They should know better. And don't worry ab...

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... about it first before they break into someone's home or car. By helping safer schools exist I would be helping parents, schools and other oriented organizations to have a safer place to learn, work and play in today's climate of rising youth violence. While schools are statistically the safest place for children to be, I think that more must be done to insure an ... schools need to take control and to identify what the local issues are that may be causing fear and anxiety on the part of students and staff. Once the local issues have been identified, school administrators, working with s...

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... the question. They just sit calm and give out blank looks. These kids are not likely to survive in the future. They withdraw from other people and activities. About 14 % students do not participate in school activities due to silent ness caused by violence at home (Stark 93). Silent children also don't say anything if they are being made the target ... of anxiety or nervousness about being killed or hurt. They are some who attempt to commit suicide (Newton 3). Some children stay confused because at school they learn that hitting is wrong and at home they learn that hitting is used to so...

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... percent of the increase in lung cancer."" (Media Violence 2) Like many other harmful things, video games have been found to be addictive; repetition increases the games' effect. (Media Violence 2-3) Children learn by what they see and do. So it is safe to say that if a child continuously plays a game where they are the initiator of violence, they are more likely to ... likely to make decisions by reason. The only problem is that most kids like violent games with high stress levels. A study by Dr. Jeanne Funk, found that among middle school students, 49 percent preferred to play electron...

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... the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. It is not a surprise to learn, then, that the mass media is the most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's world influences public perception quite as heavily. Unfortunately, however, most of ... aggressive towards females. But this is completely baseless; just as pornography arouses or stimulates, it also satisfies. The American Commission on Obscenity and Pornography performed a study in which several col...

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... speaking it has a bigger problem- (Margasak 1). The question still remains, "Is rap a violent form of entertainment, or isn't it?" In a past report, "During the course of the evening two UW students [University of Waterloo] were hit in the head with beer bottles and required stitches Fed Hall manager Johnny Megalos was struck in the head by another patron and a police officer ... rap is a violent form of entertainment. Rap is nothing more than a way to express ideas, happiness, sorrow and life experiences. Many artist share their experiences in hopes that others will learn from their mi...

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... H. Stephen Glenn said, "Corporal punishment is the least effective method [of discipline]. Punishment reinforces a failure identity. It reinforces rebellion, resistance, revenge and resentment. And, what people who spank children will learn is that it teaches more about you than it does about them that the whole goal is to crush the child. It's not dignified, and it's not respectful." Spanking can ... method from 59% in 1962 to 19% in 1993. Parents currently prefer time-outs (38%) and lecturing (24%). The use of this violence in US public schools dropped from 1.4 million students in 198...

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... the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. It is not a surprise to learn, then, that the mass media is the most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's world influences public perception quite as heavily. Unfortunately, however, most of ... aggressive towards females. But this is completely baseless; just as pornography arouses or stimulates, it also satisfies. The American Commission on Obscenity and Pornography performed a study in which several col...

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... invented the gun! Guns are now the answer to overpopulation. Don't want to wait in a long line? Just plow right through everyone with your semi-automatic. That's exactly what the students in Littleton did. They said to themselves, "This school is too crowded with jocks and other losers, let's kill them all." They did exactly that. Just look at the results ... other's limbs off and seeing clay blood and gore fly everywhere is one of the best sites anyone will ever see. The news is the fastest ways for Americans to learn what acts of violence have happened in the "real world." With report...

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... killings and gruesome effects. In fact, one student said the killers acted like they were playing a video game, choosing their targets at random and laughing when they died.(tenth)" The students where obviously deeply effected by video games. Music is also a factor in school violence. "shoot the kids at school all in a bloody pool i'll show the teachers too 'cuz they ... , if school violence had only one cause it would much easy to prevent it but the media, School harassment, and social problems will always remain. The public will have to learn to deal with these problems as a whole and ...

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... , Children may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others." (Violence on Television - What do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do?) Many years ago, problems in school were chewing gum and running in the halls. Now, students fear for their lives as our schools have turned into war zones, with school shootings becoming a national problem. Many attribute this ... ...

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