Violence: From Genes to the Media

Violence: From Genes to the Media

According to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, more than 119 million violent crimes, not including homicide, were committed within the last twenty years in the United States. At this rate, five percent of households in the United States will be a victim of a violent crime by the end of 2003. There are many causes of why these violent acts were performed and will be performed. The most common causes of violence in our society are the media, social environment, and genetics.
The first culprit to violence is the media. With new technology, television shows and movies are now able to show violence in a more realistic manner. Television shows, such as The Sopranos, made their success by overexposing violence and leaving nothing to the imagination. Violence is not only captivated in adult programming but also in cartoons and in video games. Even popular music promotes violence to our society. Many bands and artists have...