References
Moran, T. (2007, August 30). Inside Cho's Mind. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3541157&page=1
Horowitz, S. (2007, August 29). Paper By Cho Exhibits Disturbing Parallels to Shooting Sources Say. Washigton Po Continue Reading...
Mental Illness and Crime
Virginia Tech is a prestigious private university on the east coast of America that might forever be associated with the skewed actions of one man. Seung-Hui Cho was a fourth year student at Virginia Tech and was responsible Continue Reading...
Violence on College Campuses
Virginia Tech could probably have avoided the terrible massacre of 2007 had its officials taken more timely and effective action with Seung Hui Cho. He had a very long record of mental illness dating back to middle schoo Continue Reading...
shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, writers Michael Grunwald and Jay Newton-Small asked an important question: How could Jared Loughner, the shooter, be considered too dangerous to attend community college but not too dangerous to Continue Reading...
Figure 1 portrays three of the scenes 20/20 presented March 15, 2010.
Figure 1: Heather, Rachel, and Unnamed Girl in 20/20 Program (adapted from Stossel, 2010).
Statement of the Problem
For any individual, the death of a family member, friend, pa Continue Reading...
violent video games do not promote violent and aggressive behavior among children, teenagers, or young adults. This hypothesis has been derived from the research that is available that disputes the claims of increased aggressiveness and violent tend Continue Reading...
Abstract
This paper analyzes the case of Seung-Hui Cho, who killed dozens at Virginia Tech in 2007. The paper examines Cho’s background, his mental illness, the way in which reports of the investigation and incident were changed to hide the in Continue Reading...
Gun Control vs. Crime Rate
Gun ownership in Virginia and the effects it has on crime rates
There is much controversy regarding gun laws and the effects that they have on crime levels, as many are inclined to believe that they reduce the number of g Continue Reading...
It appears that the combination of bullying, treatment as an outcast and a propensity or obsession with violent images resulted in school violence.
In addition to such factors and social hierarchy and bullying, mental illness is often one of the is Continue Reading...
Criminology
Offenders: Alex and Derek King (12 and 13 when they killed their father)
Theory: Sampson and Laub's Age-Graded Theory of Informal Social Control
One basic premise of the Age-Graded criminology and informal social control theory was Continue Reading...