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Op Ed: Understanding and preventing hate crimes
(10/15/07)

Cynical Shyness Can Precipitate Violence in Males, Say Researchers, and May be Factor in School Shootings
(08/18/07)

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psychology news
Violence and video games
April 28, 2008, Toronto Star

Colleges boost counseling in wake of of VA Tech
April 17, 2008, NPR

One year later, VA Tech still healing
April 16, 2008, Washington Post (free registration required)

Attack changed college mental health systems
April 14, 2008, CNN

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Monitor on Psychology
Ending interpersonal violence
(May 2008)

Stay safe in practice
(April 2008)

Council reaffirms stance against torture
(April 2008)

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books & videos
Preventing Violence: Research and Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies

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Assessment of Partner Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners

Culture and Family Violence: Fostering Change Through Human Rights Law

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journals
Personality and Aggressive Behavior Under Provoking and Neutral Conditions: A Meta-Analytic Review
(September 2006)

The Virtual Cutting Edge: The Internet and Adolescent Self-Injury
(May 2006)

Longitudinal Relations Between Children's Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: 1977 – 1992
(March 2003)

Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life
(April 2000)

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