Understanding and Preventing Violence: Social issues

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This volume examines social influences on violent events and violent behavior, particularly concentrating on how the risks of violent criminal offending and victimization are influenced by communities, social situations, and individuals; the role of spouses and intimates; the differences in violence levels between males and females; and the roles of psychoactive substances in violent events.

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  Understanding and Preventing Violence: The Psychology of Human Destructiveness

  • 2000-06-22
  • 248 pages
  • Ebook
  • CRC Press
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  Understanding and Preventing Violence

  • 1993-02-01
  • 480 pages
  • Paperback
  • National Academies Press