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This book analyzes the consequences of violence and strategies for controlling them. Included are reviews of public perceptions and reactions to violence; estimates of the costs; the commonalities and complementarities of criminal justice and public health responses; efforts to reduce violence throu...
Author
Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Binding
Paperback
Pages
408
Publisher
National Academies Press
ISBN #
0309050790
EAN Code
9780309050791
ISBN #
8
This volume examines social influences on violent events and violent behavior, particularly concentrating on how the risks of violent criminal offending and victimization are influenced by communities, social situations, and individuals; the role of spouses and intimates; the differences in violence...
Author
Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Binding
Paperback
Pages
592
Publisher
National Academy Press
ISBN #
0309050804
EAN Code
9780309050807
ISBN #
6
By conservative estimates, more than 16,000 violent crimes are committed or attempted every day in the United States. Violence involves many factors and spurs many viewpoints, and this diversity impedes our efforts to make the nation safer. Now a landmark volume from the National Research Council pr...
Author
Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Binding
Paperback
Pages
480
Publisher
National Academies Press
ISBN #
0309054761
EAN Code
9780309054768
ISBN #
4