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Children and violence

Here are entered works on children's experiences with, conceptions of, and reactions to violence. Works on children's violent behavior are entered under Violence in children.

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• Violence in children

• Children and violence -- California
• Children and violence -- Delaware
• Children and violence -- Illinois
• Children and violence -- Maine
• Children and violence -- New York (N.Y.)
• Children and violence -- Physiological aspects
• Children and violence -- Prevention
• Children and violence -- Psychological aspects
• Children and violence -- Research
• Children and violence -- United States

• Violence and children

• Dying to Entertain: Violence on Prime Time Broadcast Television, 1998 to 2006 (Alexandria, VA, and Los Angeles: Parents Television Council, 2007), by Caroline Schulenberg (PDF at parentstv.org)
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Community Members Can Do (2014), by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (HTML and PDF with commentary at NIH)
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Rescue Workers Can Do (2014), by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (HTML and PDF with commentary at NIH)
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do (2013), by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (multiple formats with commentary at NIH)
• The Emotional Life of Nations, by Lloyd DeMause (HTML at psychohistory.com)
• Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, by Graça Machel (HTML with commentary at UNICEF)
• Childhood punishment experiences and adult violence (Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977), by Howard S. Erlanger (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Reducing children's exposure to violence : policy recommendations from the statewide regional forums (Crime and Violence Prevention Center, 2001), by Crime and Violence Prevention Center (Calif.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Youth violence : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, on focusing on the cause of juvenile crime and the need for juvenile justice reform, Dover and Wilmington, DE, July 15 and 17, 1995. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)

• Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services, 1996), by Illinois. Dept. of Children and Family Services (page images at HathiTrust)

• Pilot study from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1996), by National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Linking community factors and individual development : a summary of a presentation (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1998), by Felton Earls and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Maine kids at risk : juvenile violence and crime : hearing before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session ... Portland, ME, April 8, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)

• Evaluation of violence prevention programs in middle schools. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1995), by National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Neurobiological research and the impact of media : hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, April 10, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)

• Children and gun violence : hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on S. 1087 a bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to be prohibit the possession of a handgun or ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun or ammunition to, a juvenile, Washington, DC, and Milwaukee, WI, June 9, and September 13, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Prevention of youth violence : a framework for community action (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of the Assistant Director for Minority Health, 1993), by Mary Ann Fenley and National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Office of the Assistant Director for Minority Health (page images at HathiTrust)
• Problem-solving way (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999), by Myrna B. Shure and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
• Child Development Community Policing (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997), by Steven Marans, Miriam Berkman, and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
• Children and gun violence : hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on S. 1087 a bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to be prohibit the possession of a handgun or ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun or ammunition to, a juvenile, Washington, DC, and Milwaukee, WI, June 9, and September 13, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
• Children's Protection from Violent Programming Act : report of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on S. 363. (U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Children's exposure to violence : the safe start initiative (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2001), by Kristen Kracke and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)

• Violence (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1996), by Deborah M. Galvin, Marcia Cohen, Andrea B. Miller, and National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence (fourth edition, 2002), by Alice Miller, trans. by Hildegarde Hannum and Hunter Hannum (HTML with commentary at nospank.net)

• Comparing the criminal behavior of youth gangs and at-risk youths (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1998), by C. Ronald Huff and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Child and adolescent violence research at the National Institute of Mental Health. (National Institute of Mental Health, 2000), by National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Music Violence: How Does it Affect our Children: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, November 6, 1997 (Washington: GPO, 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• The impact of community violence on African American children and families : collaborative approaches to prevention and intervention : workshop summary (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1992), by Mareasa R. Isaacs, Child and Adolescent Service System Program (National Institute of Mental Health), Children's Safety Network, and National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Youth violence prevention : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, March 31, 1992. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Caught in the crossfire : kids talk about guns : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, February, 3, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
• Children of war : violence and America's youth : hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, second session ... July 23, 1992. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1992), by Family United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children (page images at HathiTrust)
• The changing nature of youth violence : hearing before the Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, on examining the current state of youth violence, focusing on its changing nature and juvenile intervention programs designed to prevent increased violence, February 28, 1996. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Youth Violence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Keeping every child safe : curbing the epidemic of violence : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session ... March 10, 1993. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1993), by Family United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children and United States House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (page images at HathiTrust)
• Keeping our kids safe : hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, on examining state and local efforts to identify and prevent the leading causes of injuries to children, May 10, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1994), by Family United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gun violence : problems and solutions : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session ... January 31, 1994. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1995), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gun acquisition and possession in selected juvenile samples (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice :, 1993), by Joseph F. Sheley, James D. Wright, National Institute of Justice (U.S.), and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taking action on children exposed to violence (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000), by Wendy B. Jacobson and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)
• The cycle of violence revisited. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1996), by National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1997), by Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marketing violent motion picture products to children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 27, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marketing violence to children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 13, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Family movie act of 2004 : report together with dissenting views (to accompany H.R. 4586) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Regulation of violent video games and the First Amendment (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marketing violent motion picture products to children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 27, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marketing violence to children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, September 13. 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marketing violence to children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundredth Sixth Congress, first session, May 4, 1999. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2001), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• The impact of media violence on children : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 26, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2012), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of self-regulation and industry practices in the motion picture, music recording & electronic game industries (The Commission, 2000), by United States Federal Trade Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
• Promising strategies to reduce gun violence : report (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999), by David I. Sheppard, Shay Bilchik, COSMOS Corporation, and United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (page images at HathiTrust)

• Youth violence : locating and using the data (Education Development Center, 1996), by Marc Posner, United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and Children's Safety Network (page images at HathiTrust)

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