Understanding and Preventing Violence

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Violence: directly or indirectly, we are its victims every day. For some people, that means locking doors and windows and turning on porch lights at night; for others, escape is more difficult. In their streets, neighborhoods, and even their homes, violence is a constant threat. The result: a diminished quality of life lived in fear. Violence is everywhere. If we escape its touch ourselves, we are continually bombarded with violent acts and their consequences in the guise of entertainment - in books, movies, and ...
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Violence: directly or indirectly, we are its victims every day. For some people, that means locking doors and windows and turning on porch lights at night; for others, escape is more difficult. In their streets, neighborhoods, and even their homes, violence is a constant threat. The result: a diminished quality of life lived in fear. Violence is everywhere. If we escape its touch ourselves, we are continually bombarded with violent acts and their consequences in the guise of entertainment - in books, movies, and television - or in the daily news. Yet the news media cover only the most sensational crimes, the tip of the massive iceberg of violent crime in America. This coverage, which in some cities includes record-setting garish yearly body counts, tells us - and the rest of the world - that American society is exceedingly dangerous. But how violent are we? How do we measure violence in America, and how many violent crimes, in families and otherwise, go unreported? Are we becoming more violent? What can we do to find the answers to these and countless other questions? Violence has been the subject of a considerable amount of research, but often in unconnected areas or in response to specific violent events, such as assassinations or riots. In Understanding and Preventing Violence, a panel of experts assimilate the diverse research on the patterns and characteristics of violent behavior in the United States, including behaviors that have only recently been recognized as crimes - such as incest and spousal and elder abuse - and search for explanations and ways of altering these patterns and trends. The book describes what we know about certain types of violence, details insights into risk factors for violence in individuals and situations, and recommends new research efforts with short- and long-term payoffs. Recognizing that our understanding of the causes of violence is limited and that there is a shortage of effective preventive actions, the authors emphasize
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Integrates biological, psychosocial and social science perspectives in an assessment primarily of criminal, interpersonal violence (plus contributing factors such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, family violence), filling gaps left by previous studies which tended to focus on specific issues (urban riots, violence in the media). Tables and graphs help to clarify this daunting subject; appendices include The Development of an Individual Potential for Violence, and Measuring and Counting Violent Crimes and Their Consequences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780309045940
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • Publication date: 6/1/1992
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 480

Table of Contents

Preface
Summary 1
Pt. I Violent Human Behavior
1 The Diversity of Violent Human Behavior 31
2 Patterns of Violence in American Society 42
Pt. II Understanding Violence
3 Perspectives on Violence 101
4 Alcohol, Other Psychoactive Drugs, and Violence 182
5 Violence in Families 221
6 Firearms and Violence 255
Pt. III Harnessing Understanding to Improve Control
7 Expanding the Limits of Understanding and Control 291
8 Recommendations 327
App. A The Development of an Individual Potential for Violence 357
App. B Measuring and Counting Violent Crimes and Their Consequences 404
App. C Panel Biographies 430
Index 439
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