Exam 3: Aiding and Abetting Violence

Explore the social learning theory,which contends that we learn aggression like any other behavior-by watching others and imitating their behavior as it relates to violence learned by children.

The production of handguns has increasingly moved away from revolvers to ______,which can fire more rounds and that now account for 80% of all handguns produced.

A substance that has been linked to violent behavior is phencyclidine,otherwise known as PCP,angel dust,ozone,whack,or rocket fuel.

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey,approximately ______ females are victims of a violent crime by an armed offender.

The _____ is perhaps the most powerful lobbying organization in Washington,DC,and claims that any legislation aimed at controlling the possession of guns by citizens infringes upon their rights.

The _____ suggests that when private citizens have weapons in their homes or are able to carry concealed weapons,they are less likely to be successfully targeted by criminals.

During Prohibition,Congress passed two more bills,the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938,which were both intended to decrease gang-related violence and also to control the illegal distribution of alcohol.

Clearly,when cultural values tolerating violence are combined with the _____ effects of alcohol,the likelihood that violence will result-particularly in conflict situations-is higher.

In October 1919,the National Prohibition Act,also known as the Volstead Act,gave federal agencies the power to enforce the Sixteenth Amendment.

Which powerful lobbying association advocates on behalf of the interests of handgun manufacturers and distributors?

In the wake of urban rioting and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr.and Robert Kennedy,Congress once again turned its attention to gun control by passing the Gun Control Act of 1968.