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Inadvertent Script Change and Increased Propensity for Violence: The Danger of Interactive Video Games

Pages 30-36
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article explores the idea that males are genetically predisposed to violence and aggression. It looks at the experience of men in combat and what behavior emerges in such a context, arguing that, in fact, most males are reluctant killers who will avoid killing if at all possible. The effects of military training on young men are described and related to the danger of interactive video games, which have the potential for producing violent script decisions in young males.

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Maurice E. Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan, a Certified Transactional Analyst (clinical), works for the Department of Health and Community Services managing the development of the drug and alcohol workforce in the Australian Northern Territory. He worked for several years in the New Zealand prison service developing, and implementing psycho-educational programs aimed at reducing recidivism and developed a specific interest in addressing male violence. He also consulted for the New Zealand Department for Courts when they implemented the 1995 Domestic Violence Act.