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Understanding and Preventing Violence: Volume 1 (v. 1)
Panel On The Understanding And Control Of Violent Behavior
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Description for Understanding and Preventing Violence: Volume 1 (v. 1)
Paperback. Explores the complexity of violent behavior in our society and puts forth a framework for analyzing risk factors for violent events. This book explores such diverse but related topics as crime statistics; biological influences on violent behavior; the prison population explosion; and developmental and public health perspectives on violence. Editor(s): Reiss, Albert J., Jr.; Roth, Jeffrey A. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
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 presents the first comprehensive, readable synthesis of America's experience of violence--offering a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and preventing interpersonal violence and its consequences. Understanding and Preventing Violence provides the most complete, up-to-date responses available to these fundamental questions: How ... Read more
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 presents the first comprehensive, readable synthesis of America's experience of violence--offering a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and preventing interpersonal violence and its consequences. Understanding and Preventing Violence provides the most complete, up-to-date responses available to these fundamental questions: How ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
National Academies Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309054768
SKU
V9780309054768
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99-3
About Panel On The Understanding And Control Of Violent Behavior
Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, Editors; Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, National Research Council
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