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The Contagion of Violence

The Contagion of Violence COMMENTARY Highlights From an Institute of Medicine/National Research Council Workshop N THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE PATTERNS OF TRANSMISSION the media as a mechanism of expo- application of public health sure; the impact on neurocognitive development; and overlap with so- approaches to violence has Violence is contagious within and cial and economic determinants of yielded a new perspective, across types of violence. Youth vio- I other health outcomes. one that views violence as lence occurs in schools, neighbor- preventable. This public health para- hoods, and communities and often PROCESSES AND digm has revealed not only impor- involves several members of the MECHANISMS tant risk and protective factors that same peer group. Suicide clusters could serve as intervention points have been well documented, also of- but also a deeper understanding of ten occurring within peer groups, es- A number of processes and mecha- the nature of violent behavior. Vio- pecially among youth. Acts of one nisms were proposed and explored lence has a tendency to cluster, type of violence can also lead to other as potentially contributing to the spread from setting to setting, and types of violence. For example, one contagion of violence. At the micro transform from one http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

The Contagion of Violence

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 166 (12) – Dec 1, 2012

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2012 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.541
pmid
23045184
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Abstract

COMMENTARY Highlights From an Institute of Medicine/National Research Council Workshop N THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE PATTERNS OF TRANSMISSION the media as a mechanism of expo- application of public health sure; the impact on neurocognitive development; and overlap with so- approaches to violence has Violence is contagious within and cial and economic determinants of yielded a new perspective, across types of violence. Youth vio- I other health outcomes. one that views violence as lence occurs in schools, neighbor- preventable. This public health para- hoods, and communities and often PROCESSES AND digm has revealed not only impor- involves several members of the MECHANISMS tant risk and protective factors that same peer group. Suicide clusters could serve as intervention points have been well documented, also of- but also a deeper understanding of ten occurring within peer groups, es- A number of processes and mecha- the nature of violent behavior. Vio- pecially among youth. Acts of one nisms were proposed and explored lence has a tendency to cluster, type of violence can also lead to other as potentially contributing to the spread from setting to setting, and types of violence. For example, one contagion of violence. At the micro transform from one

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Dec 1, 2012

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