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POSTnote. It was first published on Tuesday, 25 March 2014. It was last updated on Tuesday, 25 March 2014.


Screen violence

Recent concern over the levels of violence by young criminals has raised again questions over the influence on children and young adults of violence on TV, video recordings or at the cinema.

This POSTnote looks at scientific evidence of the effects of screen violence and issues raised.

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https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-44/POST-PN-44.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-44 
Subjects
Broadcasting programmes Film Violence Television Video recordings
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk