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Dietary supplements like vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids may help reducing excessive aggression in children and youth, says a new meta-analysis of 22 studies, including 16 were randomized controlled trials.

A systematic review published in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior describes the effectiveness of nutritional supplements in reducing excessive aggression in children and adolescents.

There is no legitimate basis for the civilian version of the MCX-SPEAR. The practice of marketing combat weaponry toward our own people must end.

Substance use transgender - Ivan Ezquerra-Romano looks into the prevalence of substance use among transgender people compared to cisgender people.

"Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated. When the technique has been perfected, every government that has...

Since first contact Indigenous people have faced violence from settlers. The violence has spanned centuries and is even more insidious and complex now, say advocates.

Dog the Bounty Hunter from 2004-2012. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images When you think of bounty hunters, you probably conjure up images of “Wanted” posters and cowboys tracking down fugitives in the Wild West. While the title has an attachment to that time period, there is a lot more to know about bounty hunting than whats usually portrayed in popular media. Here are some rewarding facts about this fascinating and controversial profession. 1. A bounty hunter’s job revolves around bail money. ...

Introduction In trying to understand how aggression works, as well as aggressive emotions like anger, I decided to go to the animal literature. Human psychology research is all too prone to being determined by researchers’ preconceptions, and we all have a lot of firsthand experience and personal agendas when it comes to theorizing about human behavior. It’s easier to get some distance when thinking about animals; we have less stake in any particular theory of how animal emotions work. It...

Don Hummer (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is co-author/editor of, The Culture of Prison Violence (2008, Pearson), Handbook of Police Administration (2008, Taylor & Francis: CRC Press), and the forthcoming The Technology Revolution in Criminal Justice (Palgrave-MacMillan). His work, focused primarily on offender treatment and control, has appeared in peer-reviewed outlets such as Aggression & Violent Behavior, Probation Journal, Law & Policy, and The Prison Journal. Experience