This guide provides assistance for the HON 213 class in finding information about important topics in media and violence, research, and citation tools.
American Psychological Association Press Release on Media/Violence Longitudinal Study (2003) http://www.apa.org/releases/media_violence.html — Correlates childhood media exposure and adolescent aggression.
Campus Attacks Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/campus-attacks — Report issued following the Virginia Tech shooting, under the authorization of the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Education, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Center on Juvenile Crime and Justice http://www.cjcj.org/ — Includes a school shooter project.
FBI Report: The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective (2000) http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm — A federal government agency responds to the Columbine shootings.
MSNBC article: "Were Video Games to Blame for Massacre?" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18220228/ — Examines the role of video games inn the psychopathology of the Virgina Tech shooter, Cho Seung-Hui.
Parental Media Guide http://www.parentalguide.org/ — A one-stop web site for movie, television, music, and video game reviews
