Violence in Homes and Communities
Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment
Edited by:
- Thomas P. Gullotta - Child and Family Agency (CT), USA, Child and Family Agency (CT)
- Sandra J. McElhaney - National Mental Health Association,Alexandria
Volume:
11
June 1999 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Violence in Homes and Communities considers increased contemporary domestic, workplace and community violence, and how it can be prevented.
Contributions to this book, one in a series sponsored by the National Mental Health Assocation (USA), explore foundations of violence and methods to reduce its incidence. Topics include: child abuse; spousal abuse; workplace violence; the impact of television violence; racial, ethnic and religious violence; mental illness; domestic violence.
Thomas P Gullotta and Sandra J McElhaney
Introduction
Jonathan B Kotch, Greg O Muller and Craig H Blakely
Understanding the Origins and Incidence of Child Maltreatment
Robert L Hampton, Maria Vandergriff-Avery and Joan Kim
Understanding the Origins and Incidence of Spousal Violence in North America
Lynne McClure
Origins and Incidence of Workplace Violence in North America
Lloyd B Potter
Understanding the Incidence and Origins of Community Violence
Leonard A Jason, Libby Kennedy Hanaway and Ester Brackshaw
Television Violence and Children
Wayne Winborne and Renae Cohen
Hating Those Different from Ourselves
Michael M Faenza et al
Mental Illness and the Myth of Violent Behavior
Daniel J Flannery and Laura Williams
Effective Youth Violence Prevention
Pamela Jenkins and Barbara Davidson
Consensus and Contradictions in Understanding Domestic Violence
Sandra J McElhaney and Kathryn M Effley
Community-Based Approaches to Violence Prevention
Michael J Faenza and Sandra McElhaney
Epilogue