Law Enforcement Agencies also recognize times and areas with greater potential for civil disorder and maintain a watchful eye over these danger zones. Areas where crowds gather are prone to civil disorder because they are areas of heavy social or political interactions. ... However, a small community filled with young, rebellious students is very prone to civil disorder. ... Police studies have shown that civil disorder is more common on weekends and after sunset. ... As well as psychological abuse, police will receive a large amount of physical abuse from a mob. ...

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Some of the areas I will be talking about in this paper as effects of war on children are: death, injury, disability, illness, rape and prostitution, psychological suffering, social and culture loss and child soldier. ... This has affected him not just physically but also psychologically. ...

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Psychological studies have found consistent correlation between violent game exposure and short-term increase in aggressive feelings and perceptions, though causation has not been demonstrated between violent game exposure and real-world acts of deliberate violence. ... Since aggressive behaviors have been the focus of much controversy regarding the psychological effects of violent video games, one experiment sought to measure to what extent violent games influence on individuals'aggressive actions (Bartholow, Sestir, & Davis, 2005). ...

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Additionally, the emotional, psychological, and behavioral impact on the female victim and her children will be presented through the empirical evidence. ... For example, a common abuse scenario could be explained through the diagnosis of "dependant/self-defeating personality disorder." ... Social Psychological Theory explains the strong emotional bond that forms between the battered woman and her partner, sometimes referred to a traumatic bonding (Painter & Dutton, 1985). ...

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The history of zero tolerance policies in the United States in addition to psychological research and case studies, provide evidence that these policies cause more harm than good to schools and students.  ... The mere perception of violence in schools can both physically and psychologically impact students in a detrimental way: impeding physical, social, or academic growth and development (Furlong, Morrison, & Dear, 1993). ...

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In Snow White, the wicked queen told her hunter to take her stepdaughter into the woods and cut out her heart because she was more beautiful than her. Even Mother Goose's in "Old Woman in the Shoe" whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed without any bread (Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz, 1980). American homes during the colonial days already practiced the harsh punishment for children. Inconsiderate discipline and physical punishment were normally accomplished for the purpose of instructing children. To drive the devil out from their child, they spank them. ...

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The psychological consequences for these children, especially throughout various parts of Africa have been significantly negative. ... It has been documented that due to the war many of these child soldiers suffered from most traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...

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SPOUSAL ABUSE Rationale Abstract: This paper examines the reasons why males are physically abusive against their spouses. There are three important factors which play a large role in spousal abuse, they include: social stress, power and alcohol. Since the beginning of time women have been highly subordinated, this explains the reasons why men in Intimate relationships almost always hold the upper hand. To understand the subordinate status of women within our society, one must understand and recognize the legacy of women as the "appropriate" victims of family violence. The root of...

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