Multimedia Resources

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Video

Ray Rice

Description: ABC News cast of Ray Rice punching his fiancée (now wife) Janay.

Questions to Consider:

1. Discuss your thoughts on intimate partner violence.

 

Related Video

Janay Rice

Description: In an interview with Matt Lauer, Janay Rice explains why she apologized for her behaviour.

Questions to Consider:

1. Why do you think that the Ravens wanted her to apologize?

2. Why do you think that she included her mother in the interview?

 

David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates

Description: David R. Dow, a death penalty attorney in Texas, discusses the similarities in the biographies of death row inmates.

Questions to Consider:

1. According to David Dow, what are the similarities of death row inmates?

2. According to David Dow, what are some of the solutions that would reduce violent criminality?

3. Discuss the feasibility of adopting the solutions proposed by David Dow.

 

Let’s Treat Violence Like a Contagious Disease

Description: Gary Slutkin is a physician trained in infectious diseases. In this video, he proposes that violence behaves like an infectious disease.

Questions to Consider:

1. What does Dr. Slutkin propose in order for us to have “group immunity” from violence?

 

Web

Cure Violence

Description: Cure Violence is a teaching, training, research, and assessment nongovernmental organization (NGO) focused on a health approach to violence prevention.

Questions to Consider:

1. What parts of the world are the focus of Cure Violence?

2. What is the mission of Cure Violence?

3. Has Cure Violence been successful at reducing violence?

 

World Health Organization

Description: The primary role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.

 

Youth Violence PDF

Questions to Consider:

1. What is youth violence?

2. How many youths are impacted by youth violence?

3. What are the different categories of youth violence?

 

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Description: The mission of the BJS is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.

Questions to Consider:

1. Who are the primary consumers of the information gathered by BJS?

 

Seasonal Patterns of Criminal Victimization Trends PDF

Description: Review and discuss some of the seasonal patterns of criminal victimization.

Questions to Consider:

1. If weather impacts crime, can we assume that the crime rate in Alaska is lower than the crime rate in Hawaii? Find the information on the Uniform Crime Rate website