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Retired Army man will explain how kids learn violence Nationally recognized violence expert Dave Grossman will speak Friday about causes for youth violence. "The message from Jonesboro: how kids are learning to kill and learning to like it" is the subject of Grossman's presentation at the Smullin Center, 2825 E. Barnett Road in Medford. Seating begins at 6 p.m.; the presentation begins at 7 p.m. The talk is free, but space is limited, with priority seating going to educators and law enforcement officials. Members of the public who want to reserve a seat can do so at the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, 787 W. Eighth St., Medford. Grossman, a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army, wrote the book, "On Killing." He is a leading international authority on youth violence and what parents, citizens, and communities can do to prevent it, according to a release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. He served on the Arkansas Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Justice. His crisis intervention work includes the Jonesboro shootings in which 15 students and teachers were shot and five killed. In his presentation, Grossman will examine the scientific data linking television, movies and video games to violent crime. He will explore the media's role in training children, just as military and law enforcement trains soldiers and police -- but without the safeguards. The talk is being sponsored by the Region Five Training Council, which serves Josephine, Jackson and Klamath County criminal justice agencies in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA