Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This volume examines social influences on violent events and violent behavior, particularly concentrating on how the risks of violent criminal offending and victimization are influenced by communities, social situations, and individuals; the role of spouses and intimates; the differences in violence levels between males and females; and the roles of psychoactive substances in violent events.
Description
Mode of access: World Wide Web. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents
Violent victimization and offending : individual-situational- and community-level risk factors -- Violence between spouses and intimates : physical aggression between women and men in intimate relationships -- Gender and interpersonal violence -- Alcohol, drugs of abuse, aggression, and violence.