The Annual Meeting of the Officers, Directors and Supporters of the Violence Research Foundation will be held the 2nd of February, 2011, in Costa Mesa, California. In addition to the election of new officers and directors, Dr. Francis M. Crinella will introduce the 2011 Domestic Violence and Recidivism Reduction Project to the gathering. Dr. Crinella not only is the current president of the Foundation. but is the Lead Investigator for this study.
The Violence Research Foundation will be one of the featured causes represented at the 3rd Annual Green Valentines Festival in Laguna Beach, California. Celebrating women making a difference, the Festival is held at Bridge Hall, 340 St. Ann's Drive in Laguna Beach. Admission is free.
The Violence Research Foundation is dedicated to identifying and reducing the causes of violent behavior through:
- Research --- Supporting and encouraging credible scientific research as to the biological causes of violent behavior. Through our efforts, we give voice to the scientific community so their work becomes known and utilized as a service to society.
- Education --- Raising and spreading awareness of this evidence among the health services community, educators, criminal justice officials, parents and others through making this information as widely available as possible.
- Governmental Action --- Utilization of this scientific knowledge to change public policy through legislation and regulation that reflects the best scientific evidence available as to biological causes of violent behavior.
The 2011 Domestic Violence and Recidivism Reduction Project of the Violence Research Foundation was introduced at their Annual Meeting February 2nd, 2011. Both current and former officers and directors of the Foundation as well as distinguished guests were in attendance.
The Violence Research Foundation has as long history of seeking the biological causes of violence. With this important new project, scientists will seek to identify a collelation between nutritional deficiencies and the incidence of violent behavior.
Led by University of California, Irvine, researcher, Dr. Frances M. Crinella, the team will monitor 1000 male probationers previously convicted of domestic violence for three years. The strictest scientific protocols and precedures will be maintained to protect to integrity of the project.
This double blind study will contrast recurrent violence and recidivism rates between subjects given a standard daily dose of multiple vitamins, minerals and omega fatty acids, with those given a placebo.
Previous studies conducted by this Foundation and a handful of others have indicated significant reductions in violent bahavior. Most of the previous studies, however, have been compromised by lack of sufficient quality control needed to withstand scientific scrutiny. In the proposed project, every effort has been made to avoid these problems.