Preventing Violence by James Gilligan (2001, Trade Paperback)

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A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Acceptable, Library Stamps and Binding Tag, See Pictures for condition”
Country of Origin
Slovenia
ISBN
9780500282786
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500282781
ISBN-13
9780500282786
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1863051

Product Key Features

Book Title
Preventing Violence
Number of Pages
146 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Law Enforcement, Violence in Society
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science
Author
James Gilligan
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-108865
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
303.6
Synopsis
Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem. He advocates initiating radical social and economic change to attack the root causes of violence, focusing on those at increased risk of becoming violent, and dealing with those who are already violent as if they were in quarantine rather than in constraint for their punishment and for society's revenge. The twentieth century was steeped in violence. If we attempt to understand the violence of individuals, we may come to prevent the collective violence that threatens our future far more than all the individual crimes put together., In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to prevent it., Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve? Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem. He advocates initiating radical social and economic change to attack the root causes of violence, focusing on those at increased risk of becoming violent, and dealing with those who are already violent as if they were in quarantine rather than in constraint for their punishment and for society's revenge. The twentieth century was steeped in violence. If we attempt to understand the violence of individuals, we may come to prevent the collective violence that threatens our future far more than all the individual crimes put together.
LC Classification Number
HM886.G546 2001

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