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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, PROGRESS REPORT TO PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

NCJ Number
457
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1969
Length
52 pages
Annotation
THE COMMISSION INVESTIGATED THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF VIOLENCE BY INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Abstract

A SHORT HISTORICAL TREATMENT INTRODUCES CONSIDERATIONS OF SOCIAL, ETHNIC, BIOLOGIC AND OTHER FACTORS LEADING TO GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL VIOLENCE. INDIVIDUAL ACTS AND ASSASSINATION ARE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. THE EFFECTS OF FIREARMS AVAILABILITY AND VIOLENCE PORTRAYED IN COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA ARE INVESTIGATED FOR CORRELATION TO INCIDENCE AND SERIOUSNESS OF VIOLENCE. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESPECT FOR LAW ARE NOTED AS SIGNIFICANT FACTORS. THE COMMISSION STUDIES ARE NOT COMPLETE AND CONCLUSIONS ARE NOT PROVIDED.