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Panel Finds that Scare Tactics for Violence Prevention are Harmful

Internet URL

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/od-15.htm  

Sponsoring Agency

National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Description

Programs that rely on “scare tactics” to prevent children and adolescents from engaging in violent behavior are not only ineffective, but may actually make the problem worse

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Review Date

4/25/2007