What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by explo

In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to p

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 m

Annotation Schewe (researcher, U. of Illinois at Chicago) presents 10 contributions by psychologists describing interventions for use in preventing violence in

Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, wom