Video games are not making us more violent, study shows

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/10/video-games-violent-study-finds

The study concluded that playing video games coincided with a fall in violent crime perpetrated by those in the 12-17 age group.

Christopher Ferguson, a psychologist at Stetson University in Florida, carried out two studies into media violence. In the first, his team correlated US homicide rates between 1920 and 2005

Screen violence inversely related to homicide rates in the 1990s.

“Society has a limited amount of resources and attention to devote to the problem of reducing crime,

This article focuses on how video games may potentially cause psychological imbalances resulting in players feeling more aggressive. So far there have not been any direct links strong enough to support this analogy. The reason why it is worth looking into is that the same age group who play video games of a violent nature are part of the same age group that have an increasing crime rate.

 “There is a risk that identifying the wrong problem, such as media violence, may distract society from more pressing concerns such as poverty, education and vocational disparities and mental health. This research may help society focus on issues that really matter and avoid devoting unnecessary resources to the pursuit of moral agendas with little practical value."