People to People: Epidemic of Media Violence
Most children are exposed to media violence. Research studies show that participants involved in immersive shooting experiences are more aggressive after the event than they were before. There is evidence that a small percentage of young people will...
Forensics and Violence
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about the great strides that have been made by forensic medicine in determining the extent and nature of physical abuse in cases of domestic vio...
Children and Violence (Part Two)
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, continues her discussion of children who are the victims of violence. She focuses here on the emotional journey of a young girl who had been the victi...
Children and Violence (Part One)
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about the types of cases her program deals with involving violence against children, and how the program seeks to provide these children with an...
Speaking for the Voiceless
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about the dual frustrations of having to deal with an often unresponsive federal bureaucracy, as well as the attitudes and beliefs of those who ...
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of a 43-year-old man. Cyntoia was a prostitute and he was her client.