Violence (eBook)

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Defining Violence
Connecting Violence
Defining Violence
Measuring Violence
Violence and U.S. Society
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2. Why Do We Do It?
Ethological and Biological Explanations of Violence
Psychological Explanations of Violence
Sociological Explanations of Violence
Explaining Collective Violence
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 3. Assault and Murder: A Continuum of Violence
Defining Assault and Homicide
Violent Interactions
What Are We Doing About Murder?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4. Serial, Mass, and Spree Killing
Serial Murder
Spree Murder
Mass Murder
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5. Violence in the Home
Intimate Partner Violence
How Many Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Are There?
Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
What Are We Doing About Intimate Partner Violence?
Violence in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/ Transgender/Queer (LGBTQ) Relationships
Stalking
What Are We Doing About Stalking?
Child Abuse
What Are We Doing About Physical Child Abuse?
Elder Abuse
What Are We Doing About Elder Abuse?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6. Rape and Sexual Assault
How Many Rape and Sexual Assault Victims Are There?
Rape on College Campuses
Rape In Prison
Rape and the U.S. Military
Genocide and Rape
Human Trafficking
Factors Related to Sexual Violence
What Are We Doing About Rape?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7. Stranger Crime and Street Violence
Robbery
What Are We Doing About Street Robbery?
Bank Robbery
Workplace Violence
Street Gang Violence
What Are We Doing About Street Gang Violence?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8. Hate Crimes
Violent Hate Crimes
James Byrd Jr. and Matthew Shepard: Catalysts for Modern Hate Crime Legislation
What Is a Hate Crime?
How Frequently Are Hate Crimes Carried Out?
Race-Based Hate Crime
Religion-Based Hate Crime
Hate Groups
Immigration and Hate
How Can We Combat Hate Crime?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9. Crowd Violence
Mobs and Crowds
Mob Mentality
Riots
Race Riots
Vigilantism
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10. Terrorism
Defining Terrorism
History of Terrorism
How Frequent Are Terrorist Acts?
Types of Terrorism
Who Becomes a Terrorist?
Tactics and Weapons
What Are We Doing About Terrorism?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11. Genocide
Defining Genocide
A History of Genocide
Why Do Genocides Happen?
Precursors to Genocide
Perpetrators of Genocide
Who Are the Victims of Genocide?
When People Do Nothing: The Bystanders to Genocide
What Are We Doing About Genocide?
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Chapter 12. Toward Violence Prevention
Costs of Violence
How Do We Know What Works?
Criminal Justice Responses to Violence
Violence as a Public Health Problem
Conclusions
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Endnotes
Glossary
Index
About the Authors