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While there’s a great deal of controversy around video games and their potential link to violence behavior in youth, statistics show something a little bit different. Learn More: bit.ly/1HVAtKP.The studies done by Professor Michael Ward and other researchers argue that video games don’t make today’s youth violent. Still, lawmakers and congressmen are making decisions that could curb the creative liberty of video game designers.
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- pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/what-science-knows-about-video-games-and-violence
- A correlational study of inmates that finds that video games don't
incite crime, although criminals may pick up a few small elements from video games:
psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2014-34418-001
- A longitudinal study finding no relationship between violent video games and youth aggression or
bullying: link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-012-9803-6
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Decline in youth violence over the last 20 years:
cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
• Prof. Mike Ward’s three studies on the connection between video games and violence:
Michael R. Ward, “Video Games and Crime,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 29(2) (April 2011) 261-273.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00216.x/abstract
Michael R. Ward, “Video Games and Adolescent Fighting,” Journal of Law and Economics, 53(3) (August 2010) 611-628.
jstor.org/discover/10.1086/605509?uid=40637&uid=3739920&uid=2&uid=3&uid=40636&uid=67&uid=5912216&uid=5910584&uid=62&uid=3739256&sid=21104755466893
Scott Cunningham, Benjamin Engelstätter, and Michael R. Ward, “Understanding the Effects of Violent Video Games on Violent Crime,” Working Paper, April, 2011.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1804959
While there’s a great deal of controversy around video games and their potential link to violence behavior in youth, statistics show something a little bit different. Learn More: bit.ly/1HVAtKP.The studies done by Professor Michael Ward and other researchers argue that video games don’t make today’s youth violent. Still, lawmakers and congressmen are making decisions that could curb the creative liberty of video game designers.
SUBSCRIBE:
bit.ly/1HVAtKP
FOLLOW US:
- Website: learnliberty.org
- Facebook: facebook.com/LearnLiberty
- Twitter: twitter.com/LearnLiberty
- Google +: bit.ly/1hi66Zz
LEARN MORE:
- pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/what-science-knows-about-video-games-and-violence
- A correlational study of inmates that finds that video games don't
incite crime, although criminals may pick up a few small elements from video games:
psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2014-34418-001
- A longitudinal study finding no relationship between violent video games and youth aggression or
bullying: link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-012-9803-6
LEARN LIBERTY
Your resource for exploring the ideas of a free society. We tackle big questions about what makes a society free or prosperous and how we can improve the world we live in. Watch more at bit.ly/1UleLbP
SOURCES:
Decline in youth violence over the last 20 years:
cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
• Prof. Mike Ward’s three studies on the connection between video games and violence:
Michael R. Ward, “Video Games and Crime,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 29(2) (April 2011) 261-273.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00216.x/abstract
Michael R. Ward, “Video Games and Adolescent Fighting,” Journal of Law and Economics, 53(3) (August 2010) 611-628.
jstor.org/discover/10.1086/605509?uid=40637&uid=3739920&uid=2&uid=3&uid=40636&uid=67&uid=5912216&uid=5910584&uid=62&uid=3739256&sid=21104755466893
Scott Cunningham, Benjamin Engelstätter, and Michael R. Ward, “Understanding the Effects of Violent Video Games on Violent Crime,” Working Paper, April, 2011.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1804959
