Violence prevention: do shock tactics work?

[Ronald Gross]

Actually, Eddie is now the Chair at Howard!  Congrats to Dr. Cornwell!!

>>> "Robert Smith" <rfsmithmd at comcast.net> 5/20/2008 12:43 PM >>>
Karim,

As far as I know there is no evidence that this or any kind of advertising
has any effect on preventing violence. Also "Scared Straight" campaigns
where they would take kids to prisons. Of course there is vanishingly small
evidence showing a positive effect of most violence prevention
interventions. Not none though. A great resource for this would be Ellen
Mackenzie at Johns Hopkins who I'm sure you know. Eddie Cornwell is there
too and I'm sure he could help.

Rob

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On Behalf Of Karim Brohi
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:35 AM
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Subject: Violence prevention: do shock tactics work?

Dear all,

I've recently been contacted by a company asking for help with a
government-sponsored advert aimed at reducing the epidemic of knife crime
that's going on in inner-city England.  (30% of our trauma patients on
today's in-patient census are stab victims).  The company wants to use
images to 'get through to young people' - basically using shock tactics for
effect.

My understanding is that shock tactics have been shown to have little effect
on the young, and especially for violence prevention - and all they do is
shock the average person in the street.  Am I wrong??  Any evidence to
support the use of such an approach?

Many thanks

Karim
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