
Violence in American Society
An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives [2 volumes]
- 680 pages
- English
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Violence in American Society
An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives [2 volumes]
About this book
While many books explore such specific issues as gun violence, arson, murder, and crime prevention, this encyclopedia serves as a one-stop resource for exploring the history, societal factors, and current dimensions of violence in America in all its forms. This encyclopedia explores violence in the United States, from the nation's founding to modern-day trends, laws, viewpoints, and media depictions. Providing a nuanced lens through which to think about violence in America, including its underlying causes, its iterations, and possible solutions, this work offers broad and authoritative coverage that will be immensely helpful to users ranging from high school and undergraduate students to professionals in law enforcement and school administration. In addition to detailed and evenhanded summaries of the key events and issues relating to violence in America, contributors highlight important events, political debates, legal perspectives, modern dimensions, and critical approaches. This encyclopedia also features excerpts from such important primary source documents as legal rulings, presidential speeches, and congressional testimony from scholars and activists on aspects of violence in America. Together, these documents provide important insights into past and present patterns of violent crime in the United States, as well as proposed solutions to those problems.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Volume 1: Animal Cruelty to Murder
- Arson
- Assault and Battery
- Civil Disobedience and Nonviolent Protest
- Cyberbullying
- Domestic Violence
- Hate Crime
- Lynching
- Mass Shootings
- Media Violence
- Murder
- Volume 2: Police Violence to Youth Violence
- Prison Violence
- Rape and Sexual Violence
- Religious Violence
- Robbery
- Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Sports Violence
- Stalking
- Terrorism and Anti-Government Violence
- Visualizing Violence
- War
- Youth Violence
- About the Editor and Contributors
- Index