Studio Production: Research

Grafitti:

http://restorationresponse.com/services/grafitti/
http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/files/documents/graffiti_the_facts/factsheet-graffitithefacts.pdf
" and it is estimated that it costs the UK over £1 billion per year to clean up."

Fake bansky
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/he-fooled-the-newspapers-he-fooled-the-locals-but-now-cumbrias-banksy-imposter-is-coming-unstuck-10014275.html

Art or vandalism:
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall07/sanchez/art.html

Should graffiti be legal?:
http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-graffiti-be-legal

Domestic Violence:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/142701/guide-on-definition-of-dv.pdf
"The 2011/12 Crime Survey for England and Wales found that young people aged 16 to 19 were more likely to suffer partner abuse in the last year than any other age range2."

http://www.mankind.org.uk/factsmalevicitms.html

Body image/ Photoshop:

http://hellogiggles.com/photoshop-deadly-thought

http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/buildingselfesteem/2012/08/self-esteem-in-girls-the-medias-role/
"The Dove Self-Esteem Fund reveals 71% of girls with low self-esteem feel that their appearance doesn’t measure up; including “not feeling pretty enough, thin enough, stylish enough or trendy enough,” compared to the images they are exposed to in popular media. Add in the fact 80% of adult women polled said images of women on TV and in movies, magazines, and ads make them feel insecure about appearance, and we clearly see a pattern. "


Voting:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/nov/25/politics-young-people-apathy
"In the last general election, young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were more likely to become first-time abstainers than first-time voters. Only 37% of 18-24-year-olds voted in the 2005 general election. Most significant of all, 76% of young people didn't feel they could "influence government decisions"."

http://blog.whatscotlandthinks.org/2014/12/many-16-17-year-olds-voted/
"More precisely, according to ICM’s survey, 75% of 16 and 17 year olds voted, compared with 54% of 18-24 year olds and 72% of 25-34 year olds. The turnout in all three groups is markedly lower than the estimate for 35-54 year olds (85%) and those aged 55 and over (92%)."

Stay safe,

Helen