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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"violent behavior"”.
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The social origin of violent behavior
1 PDF file (vii, 86 leaves ; 28 cm)
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Overcrowding and its effects on inmate violent behavior in priSon
… at the effects this overcrowding has on inmate violent behavior. Prison administrators are charged with providing a safe and secure atmosphere for inmates to serve the time that they are sentenced to by the states and federal governments. If this overcrowding is creating violence within the …
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Race violence : an exploratory study of conditions and tendencies toward violent behavior
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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Race violence : an exploratory study of conditions and tendencies toward violent behavior
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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Art Therapy Can be Used to Detect Triggers That Cause Violent Behavior
… can be used to detect the triggers that cause violent behavior. With Art Therapy a therapist can predict a cause of violent behavior, work toward assessing motivations and treatment, redirecting emotions away from that which may be the trigger the behavior.</p> <p>The population that are being …
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Masculinity and Violence: Early childhood traumas which lead to violent behavior in young boys
… traumas young boys experience that may lead to violent behavior. The research questions for this study focused on childhood traumas, specifically child maltreatment, exposure to violence and drugs in the family and community, emotional abandonment from parents, drug use/abuse and residential …
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How to Awaken an Appreciation for the Value of Practicing Learning Skills in an Enviornment of Poverty, Theft, Destruction and Violent Behavior
<p>A first-year teacher thrust mid-term into a mixed-grade geometry class in a tough high school struggles to sort out what works and does not work to engage the students in meaningful •earning. The students are largely from low-income urban families and demonstrate a broad range of abilities and …
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Behavioral problems associated with an adolescent's ADHD symptoms and the family role as a possible protective factor
… control served as protective factors against violent behavior associated with adolescent's ADHD symptoms. Studies have shown that parenting style can play a fundamental role in reducing disturbing behavior that has been repeatedly linked with ADHD. However, there appears to be a lack of …
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An Investigation Into Factors That May Contribute to School Violence in Male High Schools in Kuwait
… Specifically, this study investigated the violent behavior characteristics of tribal and non-tribal male public high school students in Kuwait and the relationship between family structure, family type, and student age of those students and school violence. A one-way ANOVA was conducted to …
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The Need for Control in Interpersonal Relationships and Courtship Violence.
… were combined with a scenario depicting violent behavior. Subjects were asked to rate their level of control on the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Inventory (FIRO-B), to complete the Conflict Tactics Scale - revised (CTS-2), and to rate the acceptability of the scenario. Data were …
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Men who batter : a study of modeling and self-monitoring etiology
… to determine self-monitoring skills, battering behavior, and a childhood history of observing violence.In Shelby County, Tennessee, 212 men were interviewed by 6 trained interviewers. Subjects were divided into "violent" or "non-violent" groups based upon their responses to survey questions …
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Long-Term Effects of the Step-Up Program on Parent Participants
… form of family violence defined as a pattern of behavior by a child or adolescent that uses verbal, financial, physical, or emotional means to practice power and exert control over a parent. Compared to other types of family abuse, relatively few resources are available to assist families …
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Je vis, donc je vois, donc je dis: Banlieue Violence in French Rap
… been the subject of legal debate because of its violent content, and accused of encouraging violent behavior. This thesis explores the French M.C.'s role as representative and reporter of the France's suburbs, la Banlieue, and contains analyses of French rap lyrics to determine the rappers' …
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Vietnam veteran levels of combat : perceived and actual violence
… veterans and later perceptions of violence, violent attitudes, and violent participants: heavy combat Vietnam veterans; light combat Vietnam veterans; Vietnam era veterans; and non-veteran (civilian) friends of Vietnam veterans.Calvert's Brief Demographic Questionnaire (BDQ), Part 2, checked …
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The influence of selected perceptual and demographic factors on the involvement of youth in violent behaviors
… factors on the self-reported aggressive/violent behaviors of young adults while they were enrolled in school. Specific objectives formulated to guide the research were to: 1)determine the level of involvement in violence and violent behaviors; 2) determine the attitudes and beliefs of …
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Gender, Violence, and Piety: Performance of Masculinity in Colonial Potosi
… characteristics displayed by male Potosinos --violent behavior, piety, and gender relations-- were brought about by the Imperial Villa's particular circumstances: a) isolation in harsh physical conditions; b) immense wealth; c) large diverse population.
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An assessment of head teachers’ management practices of violent behaviour among learners in Luanshya district, Zambia.
… of Head teachers’ management practices of violent behavior among learners in Luanshya District, Zambia. The study objectives were; to examine heat teachers’ management practices of violent behaviour in secondary schools in Luanshya district, ascertain the nature and sources of violent …
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Inside the Juvenile Justice System
… just as any nation, there is a struggle with violent behavior and tendencies among adults and adolescents. Within the last three decades, the United States has created a correctional system that specifically targets adolescents, and that acknowledges the differences between adult and juvenile …
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An examination of the perceptions of marital violence held by advocate-counselors who work in emergency shelters for battered women
… an abusive husband could learn to stop being violent and to accept a battered woman's goal of remaining married. Advocate-counselors who believed the husband was completely responsible were significantly more likely to encourage a wife to leave her husband even if she wanted to remain married …
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