... ("Fatherless Homes a Key Factor in School Shootings," 2013, par. 1). The social scientific evidence about the connection between violence and broken homes could not be clearer. Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson has written that "family structure is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, predictor of variations in urban violence across cities in the United States." His views ... ...

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... a town in Colorado. The town of Littleton was not ready for America's most deadly high school shooting. April 20, 1999 was a sunny day for the students at Columbine High School (Sampson 1a). Silence of a normal school day was broken at 11:30 am. Two boys stormed the school with guns blazing and bombs exploding, wearing long black trench coats. Witnesses said ... ...

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