Violence in context : current evidence on risk, protection, and prevention /

Public and academic interest in youth and community violence has grown with school shootings, horrific cases of child abuse, and reports of domestic abuse becoming regular news features. Research on interpersonal violence has had a corresponding progression, but there is a tendency by researchers to...

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Other Authors: Herrenkohl, Todd Ian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Interpersonal violence.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Public and academic interest in youth and community violence has grown with school shootings, horrific cases of child abuse, and reports of domestic abuse becoming regular news features. Research on interpersonal violence has had a corresponding progression, but there is a tendency by researchers to examine these issues at the individual level, rather than considering the micro- and macro-level causes, correlates, and outcomes for those affected directly and indirectly by violence.
The result is a valuable interdisciplinary book for scholars, practitioners, and students that provides a comprehensive overview of published studies, limitations of research findings, and a thoughtful discussion of the ways in which future research can build upon what is currently known about the causes, consequences, and prevention of violence in different settings. --Book Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199865215
0199865213
9780199708789
0199708789