Sentences with phrase «showing less violence»

Not exact matches

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

NYC 25 yr gun - related violence decline, continuing this year, clearly shows that fewer guns have resulted in dramatically less gun related violence of all types, much as the 10 yr ban on assault weapons lowered crime involving that weapon,» Bratton wrote.

The payout to an outside consultant hired to stem the violence at Rikers Island has ballooned from $ 1.7 million to $ 27.4 million in less than three years — even as the city jails system has seen a significant spike in assaults, records show.

My work in Chicago, which followed 6,200 kids (though not all were immigrants) for eight years, has showed that first - generation kids tend to have much lower violence rates, 50 percent less, than the third generation.

The lack of a convoluted motivation felt that much more terrifying, a tactic also used in 2006's Them and 2016's Hush, maybe because the indiscriminate nature of the violence makes us all feel unsafe and maybe because, as many classic horror films have shown, the less we know, the more terrifying it can all seem.

This also makes it less palatable for children, especially young children, as the vulgar language and moments of violence push the boundaries of what a PG rated movie is allowed to show (in fact, I think it definitely should have been PG - 13).

Alfredson shows less visual flair in Fire, but the Swedes are still willing to rub our faces in some cruel, brutal violence (cutting down the gratutious rape scene to only a few frames) and adept at building more piercing, mystery - cracking tension.

Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.

Though national reports show that crime and violence among youths continue to increase, some students say schools are less violent than they were two years ago.

Experiences show faster recovery in communities less affected by destructive violence in a meaning of loss of human lives as well as devastation of homes and economy.

The show also delivers on the violence you may be counting on, and in what might seem like Wolfson's own middle finger to his critics, no less: A YouTube clip in Riverboat song includes a savage beating — a white man beating a black youth!

★ Museum of Modern Art: «Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955 - 1972» (through Jan. 28) This small but intense exhibition is the museum's second show of an Eastern European female artist in less than a year, following the Conceptual performance and photography of «Sanja Ivekovic: Sweet Violence.»

Thematically the pieces in this show express the belief that less violence will create a more peaceful world.

Research shows that women still earn less than men in the paid labour force, are disproportionately responsible for child and elder care within families, and are disproportionately the victims of family violence.

A report from the US Surgeon General concluded that nurse home visiting has shown significant effects on the incidence of violence, delinquency, and other related risk factors.32 Benefits in child development and child health are less clear, and the evidence for their support is inconsistent.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

Studies of domestic violence victims in shelters have shown that the women most likely to return to their abuser have children and are financially dependent on their partners (read more about this research here).1 But less is known about individuals in dating or cohabitating relationships who have financial independence, a fairly good education, but a lousy style of relating with their partners that could be construed as downright aggressive.

Evaluations of home visiting programs show that MIECHV - funded services are associated with lower rates of domestic violence in a variety of contexts.42 For example, several evaluations of the Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), an MIECVH - funded home visiting model operating in 42 states, showed that families who participate in the program across different locations were less likely to report domestic violence.43 In one study, about 7 percent of participating families in NFP reported experiencing domestic violence, compared with nearly 14 percent of nonparticipating families.44

Some research has shown that religious couples are more likely to enjoy happy and stable marriages, less likely to experience conflict and violence, and less likely to divorce (e.g. Bahr & Chadwick, 1985; Ellison, Bartkowski, & Anderson, 1999; Kunz & Albrecht, 1977).

The experiment group had less disciplinary code violations related to violence in the 8th grade, showed significantly higher approval of nonviolence, and lower aggression at the 9 - month follow - up.

The gender neutral language is correct in terms of the law, but is not correct as to research findings, which generally show women to be considerably less dangerous than men, more likely to act in self - defense, and less likely to recidivate (see, e.g., Lois A Ventura & Gabrielle Davis, «Domestic Violence: Court Case Conviction and Recidivism,» 11 Violence Against Women, 266, 272 (2005)-RRB-.