It is proposed that, similar to a contagious disease, witnessing or reading about a violent crime often can pass the idea of such behavior along to individuals who may never have conceived of such a thing on their own. ... Many of the violent "copycat"-type crimes rising from media are anecdotal and difficult to qualify and quantify, simply from the fact that the affected criminal population is difficult to isolate and study. ... Discussion of Theory The behaviors chosen and exhibited by individuals are the result of personal judgments they make based on their subjective perception of what co...

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In response to perceived elevation in juvenile crime and school violence, the Clinton Administration signed into law the Gun-Free Schools act of 1994. ... The failure on behalf of these policies to create safer schools calls for reform and the implementation of evidence-based alternatives to school discipline. ... During the 1980's, the United States saw an increase in drug use and drug related crime throughout the country. ... This era, known as the War on Drugs, introduced zero-tolerance policies as a measure of combating this crime wave that so many feared. These tough-on-crime laws a...

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