Food: A Hidden Factor in Urban Violence in Central America
A new study published in the journal Nature Water sheds light on the intricate relationship between droughts and conflicts in Central America. Researchers from Politecnico…
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Rutgers Study Reveals Shocking Increase in LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19
A Rutgers study found an increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) frequency among LGBTQ individuals after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The research highlights the need…
Surprising Research Reveals Rampant Violence in Early Farming Societies
According to new research, violence, and warfare were prevalent in many Neolithic communities across Northwest Europe during the time when farming was adopted. New research…
Columbia Mass Murder Database Reveals Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness
Data from Columbia Mass Murder Database reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators. Researchers examining 82 mass murders that…
Rewarding Violence Might Make Criminals Less Likely To Hurt Others
The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego is conducting research to see if providing incentives might reduce violence. According to research from the…
55% of Police Killings in USA Are Unreported – Black Americans Most Likely To Experience Fatal Police Violence
Researchers compared data from the US National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to three non-governmental, open-source databases on fatal police violence and found that NVSS under-reported…
Warfare, Not Climate Change, Is Driving Resurgent Hunger in Africa
After years of progress on food security, some nations see sharp reversals. For years, it seemed the world was making progress eliminating hunger. Then, starting in…
Cliodynamics: Russian Scientists Predicted Increased Unrest in the United States Back in 2010
How Cliodynamics Can Chart Social Dynamics Beginning in May 2020, after George Floyd, a Black American man, died in police custody, ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstrations…
New Brain Study Shows Why Obeying Orders Can Make Us Do Terrible Things
New Brain Study Shows How Obeying Orders Can Dull Our Empathy War atrocities are sometimes committed by ‘normal’ people obeying orders. Researchers from the Netherlands…
Domestic Violence Injuries Increased During COVID-19 – With More Severe Injuries Suffered by Victims
There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S….
Men Scoring Higher on “Man Box” Scale Are Prone to Mental Illness and Violence
Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US found that men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity — including beliefs about aggression and…
Scientific Study Examines Whether Video Games Lead to Violence
A new study finds that there is not enough information to support the claim that violent video games lead to acts of violence. The Contemporary…
School Shootings Blamed on Violent Video Games More Often When the Perpetrator Is White
Racial stereotypes may play role with assumptions that African-Americans are more violent, study finds. People are more likely to blame violent video games as a…
New Yale Study Reveals That Gun Violence is a ‘Contagious’ Social Epidemic
New research from Yale University reveals how gun violence spreads over social networks through a process of social contagion. Gun violence is often described as…
Yale Study Shows Strong Neighborhood Relationships Can Help Reduce Gun Violence
New research presented at the Institute of Medicine’s Means of Violence workshop shows that strong neighborhood ties can help reduce gun violence. The bonds that…
Skull From China May Be The Oldest Evidence Of Human Violence
There’s no question that we humans have been a violent species. All you need to do is watch the nightly news or any given blockbuster…