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 ...
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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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Add this copy of Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: to cart. $47.50, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by National Academies Press.
