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
• Corporate Author: National Commission on the Causes & Prevention of Violence
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

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.