Violence: The Enduring Problem - Brossura

Alvarez, Alex; Bachman, Ronet

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ISBN 10: 1412916852 ISBN 13: 9781412916851

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2008

Riassunto

"Violence and disorder constitute the primal problem of American history, the dark reverse of the coin of freedom and abundance." —David T. Courtwright

Beginning with a definition of violence and then introducing their primary theme, the interconnectedness of all violent crime, authors Alex Alvarez and Ronet Bachman employ the most up-to-date research, theories, and cases in their broad, interdisciplinary analysis of the patterns and correlates of violence. With a highly engaging writing style, the authors of Violence: The Enduring Problem explore a number of different types of both individual and collective violent acts and examine the linkages, behaviors, ideas, perceptions, and justifications that connect these different types of violence. Inspired generally by the fear of the pervasive violence in the world and more specifically by the recent Virginia Tech massacre, the text also addresses legislative, social, and political efforts to curb violent behavior.

Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive yet accessible understanding of the nature and patterns of violence: Using an interdisciplinary approach to provide a more thorough and complete analysis of human behavior leading to violence, the book draws from a number of different disciplines including criminology and criminal justice, sociology, psychology, political science, and public health.
• Highlights commonalities between various forms of violence: Introducing the idea of the "unity of human aggression," Alvarez and Bachman postulate that acts of violence share a significant number of core defining traits that join them together, such as rationalization or justification by the perpetrator, the predictive nature of past violence for future violence, the "spillover theory" of violence, and the "brutalization hypothesis," among others. By examining both individual and collective forms of violence the text illustrates the linkages between violent acts.
• Exposes readers to a wide range of aggressive behaviors: The book includes both contemporary and historical sources to explore a variety of types of interpersonal and group violent crimes, including homicide, assault, rape, domestic violence, robbery, genocide, riot, lynching, and terrorism among others.
• Offers policy connections and implications: By reviewing legislative, social, and political responses to violence, the authors help readers understand the direct impact of violence on society at large.
• Boasts extensive pedagogical tools: The text includes tables, charts, photographs, "In Focus" boxes, and other visual aids to illustrate key concepts discussed in the book.

Intended Audience
This is an ideal core text for undergraduate and graduate courses such as Violence and Abuse, Sociology of Violence and Abuse, Violence in America, and Violent Crime in departments of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, political science, and social work.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Alex Alvarez, PhD, is a professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at

Northern Arizona University. From 2001 until 2003, he was the founding director of the

Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance, and Humanitarian Values.

In 2017–2018, he served as the Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Holocaust and

Genocide Studies at Stockton University. His first book, Governments, Citizens, and Genocide,

was published by Indiana University Press in 2001. His other books include Murder American

Style (2002), Genocidal Crimes (2009), Native America and the Question of Genocide (2014), and

Unsteady Ground: Climate Change, Conflict, and Genocide (2017). He has also served as an editor

for the journal Violence and Victims, was a founding coeditor of the journal Genocide Studies

and Prevention, and is an editor for Genocide Studies International. He has been invited to speak

and present his research across North America and Europe.

Ronet D. Bachman, PhD, worked as a statistician at the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S.

Department of Justice, before going back to an academic career; she is now a professor in the

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She is coauthor

of Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice and coeditor of Explaining Criminals

and Crime: Essays in Contemporary Criminal Theory. In addition, she is the author of Death and

Violence on the Reservation and coauthor of Stress, Culture, and Aggression; Murder American

Style; and Violence: The Enduring Problem, along with numerous articles and papers that examine

the epidemiology and etiology of violence, with particular emphasis on women, the elderly,

and minority populations as well as research examining desistance from crime. Her most recent

federally funded research was a mixed-methods study that examined the long-term desistance

trajectories of criminal justice involved drug-involved individuals who have been followed with

both quantitative and interview data for nearly thirty years. Her current state-funded research is

assessing the needs of violent crime victims, especially those whose voices are rarely heard such

as loved ones of homicide victims.

 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1412916852
• ISBN 13: 9781412916851
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 346
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile