Behind Closed Doors: Environmental and Genetic Links to Violent Behavior
Both the environment in which a child matures and his or her genetic nature contribute to aggressive behavior. Researchers studying a family in which male siblings all committed violent criminal acts found that the brothers shared a certain gene abn...
Behind Closed Doors: Individual Efforts to Stop Violence
The fact that violence was recognized as a public health problem in the early 1970s allows researchers to probe factors that contribute to violence and do something about it. Jenny Trotter, a counselor and child advocate in Atlanta, Georgia, initiat...
Behind Closed Doors: Negative View of Women
Historically violence within an intimate relationship was considered a private matter. Women could find little help from the justice system. But in 1985, in a landmark ruling, the federal district course reversed early rulings stating that "a man is...
Behind Closed Doors: Epidemic of Violence
One in three women in the United States experiences violence at the hand of an intimate partner sometime during their lifetime. It is the single largest cause of trauma to women between the ages of 15 and 44. Victims, doctors, and psychologists set ...
Behind Closed Doors: Destructive Language
Most cases of domestic violence start with emotional violence. Suppressed rage in reaction to name calling or disrespect often erupts in violence.
Behind Closed Doors: Risk Factors for Violence: Guns and Drugs
Guns--weapons of violence--contribute to the greater number of violent acts that occur in the United States. The cities of Seattle and Vancouver are virtually identical except for the fact that the murder rate in Seattle is ten times higher than it ...
Behind Closed Doors: Violence Spreading from Poor to Affluent Neighborhoods
Though violence impacts every race and ethnic group, it disproportionately impacts the poor. The inner cities of the U. S. are hotbeds of violence that many people avoid. In recent years, as violence has seeped into more affluent neighborhoods, more...
Behind Closed Doors: Treating the Epidemic of Violence
When the medical community begins to deal with an epidemic, it looks for ways to treat the affected and keep the disease from spreading. At the USC Medical Center, two groups of children are getting help: those who are direct victims of assault and ...
Behind Closed Doors: Unhealthy Family Environment
Children who have been victims of abuse--emotional, physical, sexual--grow up to spread that violence. Children who come from violent homes also have a higher risk of alcohol and drug abuse and juvenile delinquency..