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David Stonehouse
"The game [Grand theft auto] was already well known for its crime-and-prostitution-riddled themes and for the violence that pervades its scenes. But Johnson dismisses the debate over games inciting violence and aggression among young people by arguing they have led to a decrease in violent juvenile crime.
As evidence, he cites the Child Well-Being Index prepared by sociologists at Duke University in North Carolina. The latest index, released in March, shows violent crime amongst teens and adolescents in the US has plunged by almost two-thirds since 1975 - to less than 10 juveniles per 1000 people."
