"If it bleeds, it leads." The phrase captures television news directors' famed preference for opening newscasts with the most violent stories they can find. And

Discusses why and how we should rate the content of television programs for violence

If one culprit is suspected above all others for encouraging society to become more violent and unfeeling, it is television. This medium, which has become so pe

The reality of violence and the fear it generates is constantly in the news. Terrorist attacks across the world and other abuses of power, such as the sexual ab

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth e