NCJ Number
154809
Editor(s)
L L Adler,
F L Denmark
Date Published
1995
Length
233 pages
Annotation
These 14 papers use many contemporary theoretical perspectives examine the nature and causes of violence in the home and in societies throughout the world and recommend measures and programs for violence prevention.
Abstract
Analyses of violence as a societal phenomenon discuss the motivation of violent behavior cross-culturally, crime in different geographical regions of the United States, and a survey instrument to measure attitudes toward terrorism. Papers on violence committed by and against juveniles examine family conflict and childrearing practices that may be precursors to later aggression by and among youth, the psychological impacts of child abuse, child abuse treatment for the victim and family and punishment for the perpetrator, school violence in several countries, and juvenile sentencing and juvenile capital punishment. Further papers focus on violence in adulthood, with emphasis on the causes and prevention of domestic assault; the link between gender stereotypes, power, and family violence; female deviance; the treatment of female alcoholism; and abuse of elderly persons. Figures, tables, chapter reference lists, author biographies, and index