Cause and Violent Effect

“According to the American Psychological Association, even before leaving elementary school, the average child has seen eight thousand murders and one hundred thousand acts of violence on television.” Thus begins this article, which asserts, “social science, clinical concepts, and common sense all agree that what children watch affects who they become, what they believe, what they value, and how they behave.” In other words, seeing violence on television can lead young people to commit violence themselves. So what is the solution to youth violence, and its particularly dangerous manifestation, youth gun violence? This article, made available by The World & I Online, discusses the issues surrounding youth violence.