iminal activity doubles if he is raised without a father and triples if he lives in a neighborhood with a high concentration of single-parent families" (Horn). Studies have shown that 72% of adolescents charged with murder grew up without their fathers (Horn). Forensic psychologist, Shawn Johnston stated, "The research is absolutely clear…the one human being most capable of curbing the antisocial aggression of a boy is his biological father" (Horn). Violence on television, in movies, and in music is also corrupting our youth. Three well-known studies all found that "heavy exposure to televised violence is one of the significant causes of violence in society" (APA Public). Televised violence has shown to cause people to be less trusting and more self-protective, along with desensitizing the person to violence. This type of violence is also known to potentially make the viewer want to become involved with some kind of violent act. Violence in television shows the viewer that through violence wanted items may be obtained. Sexual violence in t.v. has been proven to make young men more aggressive toward females. All of these effects are short as well as long term (APA Public). Young people should not be so exposed to violence, especially young men, when it is known that witnessing violence leads to committing it.Many boys are not only witnessing violence on a screen, many are seeing it live. The communities that these young men live in are also partially at fault for this violence. In many inner-city communities there are two main routes these youths can take; be pushed around all the time, or stand up and fight. "In some areas of the country, it is now more likely for a black male between 15 and 25 to die from homicide than it was for a United States soldier to be killed on a tour of duty in Vietnam" (APA Public). Many of the same boys who are lacking a father figure in the home find someone in the community to teach them...
