Article ID: 707913 The More the Merrier? Children with Multiple Siblings More Susceptible to BullyingAmerican Psychological Association (APA)A child with more than one brother or sister is more likely to be the victim of sibling bullying than those with only one sibling, and firstborn children and older brothers tend to be the perpetrators, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Released:11-Feb-2019 4:00 PM EST |
 Article ID: 708068 Case Western Reserve Researcher Awarded $1.3 Million to Develop Decision-Making Tool for Treating Intimate Partner ViolenceCase Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Gunnur Karakurt, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence (IPV), and to develop a decision-making tool for care providers. The project involves analyzing national data to identify subgroups of people who respond similarly to specific IPV treatments. By combining findings with a meta-analysis of the literature and computer modeling, clinicians will be better able to choose between evidence-based treatments. Released:13-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST |
 Article ID: 708019 Climate change increases potential for conflict and violenceIowa State UniversityClimate change is accelerating the severity of natural disasters, which will have a direct and indirect effect on violence and aggression, according to a new study. Iowa State researchers have identified three ways climate change will increase the likelihood of violence. Released:13-Feb-2019 9:40 AM EST |
 Article ID: 707715 WIU Terrorism Researcher’s New Book Offers Insights into Family Terror Networks, Their Implications and How to Combat this Growing Feature of Global TerrorismWestern Illinois UniversityA new book authored by Western Illinois University Homeland Security Professor Dean C. Alexander addresses the aspects of family terror networks, their implications and countering this increasingly prominent facet of international terrorism. Released:7-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
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 Article ID: 707393 Report calls for new strategies to contend with Chicago gangs, violenceUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoThe nature of gang violence in Chicago has been changing but policies and practices to address it have not, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Great Cities Institute. Released:1-Feb-2019 10:05 AM ESTLaw and Public Policy Channels: All Journal News, Crime and Forensic Science, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Guns and Violence, U.S. Politics, Poverty, Local - Illinois Gangs, Drugs, Violence, Policing, Policing Strategies, Homicide, Urban neighborhoods, Neighborhood, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal conflict, Intervention, Housing, Health, Education, Poverty, Jobs, Criminology, Intervention strategies, Gang structures, Law Enforcement, Urban Policy, Chicago |
Article ID: 707084 Putting Understudied Terrorists Under a MicroscopeMichigan State UniversityAccording to MSU research, the terror attacks we don't often see on the news – cyberattacks by far-left extremists – are causing more widespread destruction than we know. Released:25-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST |
Article ID: 706469 Increasing murder rate is erasing gains in life expectancy among Mexican men, UCLA research reportsUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health SciencesThe murder rate in Mexico increased so dramatically between 2005 and 2015 that it partially offset expected gains in life expectancy among men there, according to a new study by a UCLA public health researcher. Released:15-Jan-2019 1:00 PM EST |
