With authoritative contributions from professional and academic experts in the field, this book explores the variety of groups and institutions explicitly committed to destructive aggression. It details evaluation and intervention strategies for violence sponsored by the state or by a group against individuals. It also includes discussion of the phenomenon of smaller units, such as cults and gangs. Topics addressed include population groups that pursue their own specialized forms of violence against others and the role of ...
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With authoritative contributions from professional and academic experts in the field, this book explores the variety of groups and institutions explicitly committed to destructive aggression. It details evaluation and intervention strategies for violence sponsored by the state or by a group against individuals. It also includes discussion of the phenomenon of smaller units, such as cults and gangs. Topics addressed include population groups that pursue their own specialized forms of violence against others and the role of our scientific establishment and the media in promoting culture-wide themes that justify, legalize, and reify violence.
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