9780309050791-0309050790-Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: Consequences and Control

Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: Consequences and Control

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Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: Consequences and Control (ISBN-13: 9780309050791 and ISBN-10: 0309050790), written by authors National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Jeffrey A. Roth, Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, Albert J. Reiss, was published by National Academies Press in 1994. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: Consequences and Control (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.49.

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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 through the prediction and classification of violent offenders; and the relationships between trends in violence and prison population during a period of greatly increased use of incarceration.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Public Perceptions and Reactions to Violent Offending and Victimization
  • The Costs and Consequences of Violent Behavior in the United States
  • Violence and Intentional Injuries: Criminal Justice and Public Health Perspectives on an Urgent National Problem
  • Predicting Violent Behavior and Classifying Violent Offenders
  • Incarceration and Violent Crime: 1965-1988
  • Index
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