Concern has been expressed about the influence of violent television on behaviour since 1952, something that is not generally known. As violence infected other aspects of the entertainment industry, the concern has grown to outright alarm.

The "Research Links" page provides links to research documents and resources, and also links to advocacy organizations.  The "Action Agenda: A Strategic Blueprint for Reducing Exposure to Media Violence in Canada", is an excellent resource for Canadian activists (download it here), as is "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence" by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano, available through book stores or from Dave Grossman's web site at www.killology.com

Introduction to Misogyny in Popular Culture, September 2010, prepared by Valerie Smith (The Free Radical)

Action Agenda: A Strategic Blueprint for Reducing Exposure to Media Violence in Canada (2004)

Joint statement on the impact of entertainment violence on children and youth - from American medical and mental health associations, July 2000

Information on violent crime in Canada

Fact sheet: violent crime in Canada (2008)

2006 Crime statistics analysis: time for the truth

Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls (2007)

Improved trauma care is keeping homicide rate down (2002)

Poll finds media violence a crisis for parents (2005)

Decima Research poll shows Canadians want violent video games regulated (2004)

Canadian statistics on entertainment spending (2005)

Canadian Teachers' Federation study on media usage (2003)

AMA policy on violent video games - 2005

Video game violence raises heart rate and blood pressure (2004)

Screen violence tied to boys' aggression: study (2007)

Four studies on violent games (2004)

Video game violence fuels aggression: studies (2005)

Iowa State University study on violent video games and desensitization (2006)

Standing up against media violence (2006)

Remotely Controlled - book on TV research (2005)

Research on mirror neurons (2005)

Study links teen sex to TV sexual content (2004)

Research on wrestling: teenagers more prone to violence after watching wrestling (2001)

American Psychological Association - Violent video games can increase aggression (2000)

Statement of Ltd. Col. Dave Grossman to New York State Legislature (1999)

U.S. Surgeon General report links TV with real violence (2001)

Feeding their fears: let's pay attention to media diet we're feeding our kids (2003)

Study ties TV time to bullying (2005)

Schoolyard violence not just for boys anymore (2005)

Seventh Annual MediaWise report card on video games (2002)

Violence on Canadian TV growing, study says (1999)