Much of what goes on in entertainment (movies and TV) is a reflection of what goes on in the news; the media echo messages young people hear at school - in particular, themes of violence and sex are constantly reinforced" - John Merrow, 1999. ... Media are our main suppliers of information and images about events and people outside our immediate environment. ... In other words, there would be positive effects on the behavior of these people if they had opportunities to observe pro-social models. ...

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He believes that structural violence is a certain way of describing arrangements that are made within society that place people and populations in harm's way. ... Violence has become a comprising eruption of aggression that has moved over the usual borders of social interaction. ...

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Quality of education can be severely impeded by widespread fear among students, teachers and the general school community; if people are afraid to go to school, including school staff, there can be very negative impacts on the school environment (Mulhern, 1994). ... While policing in schools became increasingly more common and school administrators frequently transferred responsibilities of student discipline to law enforcement, people began to question if such harsh policies were necessary means of violence prevention (Fine et al., 2003). ...

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