“The television screen is the lens through which most children learn about violence. Through the magnifying power of this lens, their everyday life becomes suffused by images of shootings, family violence, gang warfare, kidnappings, and everything else that contributes to violence in our society. It shapes their experiences long before they have had the opportunity to consent to such shaping or developed the ability to cope adequately with this knowledge.” ChildrenLongOpportunityAbilityViolenceTelevisionShapesEverydayScreensShootingOur SocietyWarfareConsentEveryday LifeLensesGangKidnappingMagnifyingFamily Violence Author:Sissela Bok
“Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability.” NeedsAcceptingViolenceVictimCriminalsFormerPerpetratorsCulpabilityFamily Violence Author:Leslie Morgan Steiner
“Let's start calling family violence 'terrorism' and then maybe we will start to see that investment of funding applied to where it needs to be.” NeedsViolenceCallingInvestmentTerrorismFundingFamily Violence Author:Rosie Batty