Violence in American Society
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Violence in American Society

An Encyclopedia of Trends, Problems, and Perspectives [2 volumes]

  1. 680 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chronology
  8. Volume 1: Animal Cruelty to Murder
  9. Arson
  10. Assault and Battery
  11. Civil Disobedience and Nonviolent Protest
  12. Cyberbullying
  13. Domestic Violence
  14. Hate Crime
  15. Lynching
  16. Mass Shootings
  17. Media Violence
  18. Murder
  19. Volume 2: Police Violence to Youth Violence
  20. Prison Violence
  21. Rape and Sexual Violence
  22. Religious Violence
  23. Robbery
  24. Slavery and Human Trafficking
  25. Sports Violence
  26. Stalking
  27. Terrorism and Anti-Government Violence
  28. Visualizing Violence
  29. War
  30. Youth Violence
  31. About the Editor and Contributors
  32. Index