Dr. Craig Anderson: Violent Video Games and Aggression
Dr. Craig Anderson from the University of Iowa is one of the most frequently cited and published researchers in the field of video game violence. Anderson’s work has been used in a variety of venues...
View ArticleChief Censor’s Office Report on Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA 4)
SUMMARY OF REASONS FOR DECISION Under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (FVPC Act) Type of Publication: Console Game Title of Publication: Grand Theft Auto IV Other known...
View ArticleIs there a causal-effect between exposure to video game violence and violent...
Video Game Violence and Public Policy David Walsh, Ph.D. National Institute on Media and the Family Concern about violent video and computer games is based on the assumption that they contribute to...
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto IV: Who is the NZ distributor profiting from this offensive...
Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA 4) – a computer game formatted for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 – was launched on April 29, 2008 and sold nearly 2.9 million copies in the United States in its...
View ArticleApplication for Leave re Grand Theft Auto IV (unedited version)
The Society has sought leave under s. 47(2)(e) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (“the Act”), to apply to the Film and Literature Board of Review (“the Board”) for a review...
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto IV Addiction Link To Criminal Rampage
Rampage blamed on game obsession “Reid [the offender] was hardwired for violence and anti-social behaviour and programmed by his recreational pursuits” [involving the game Grand Theft Auto]. The...
View ArticleNelson teens admit beating
Two Nelson teenagers have admitted beating a 16-year old schoolmate in an hour long ordeal before ordering him to strip to his underpants and lie in a crucifixion position while they mocked him and...
View ArticleTimaru drink-driving – all in the family
Three members of a South Canterbury family were booked for drink-driving on the same night. At 12.15 am on Saturday, a boy, 15, was stopped and arrested for drink-driving on State Highway 1 near...
View Article‘Sexting’ growing issue for Kiwi teens
An increasing number of New Zealand teenagers are seeking help when relationship breakups lead to “sexting” material going viral. Cybersafety organisation Netsafe is reporting a rise in incidents where...
View ArticleChildren’s Television watching linked to criminal activity by researchers
Children who spend hours watching television after school are more likely to become criminals, researchers say. A University of Otago study found the risk of having a criminal conviction by early...
View ArticleTeenage boys are getting ‘sex education through porn’ focused on violence...
‘SEX EDUCATION THROUGH PORN’ Rape Prevention Education works with 40 Auckland schools to promote safe and respectful physical contact through its Body Safe programme, and has encountered some worrying...
View ArticlePorn ‘education’ fuels filming of rape of drunk girls by teenage boys
The actions of the Roast Busters, a group of teenagers who film their sexual exploits with drunk girls and post the footage online are “absolutely rape”, [Dr Kim McGregor], the director of Rape...
View ArticleRapist ignored victim’s pleas to spare her and her unborn baby
A Wellington woman tried to explain to a brutal rapist that she could be pregnant with her first child and begged him not to hurt her. It did not matter to Bailey Meredith, 17, who violated her over...
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