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Handbook of Violence


Handbook of Violence


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von: Lisa A. Rapp-Paglicci, Albert R. Roberts, John S. Wodarski

97,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 17.07.2002
ISBN/EAN: 9780471214441
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 480

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A multidisciplinary team of experts examines violence from a resilience perspective<br /> <br /> Violence knows no boundaries. It attacks in schools, in families, and even in the workforce-places that should be regarded as safe havens. Encompassing the enormity of violence through a comprehensive, biopsychosocial perspective, Handbook of Violence examines community, school, family, and workplace violence, including identification, classification, prevention, and interview programs and case management.<br /> <br /> Written by the leading authorities in their fields, this groundbreaking compilation:<br /> * Reviews how children and adolescents from violent homes are detrimentally affected in multiple ways, including short- and long-term consequences that seriously impair their psychological, social, educational, and physical development<br /> * Explores issues related to the occurrence of domestic violence in African-American families, presenting an array of theoretical formulations that may prove useful to practitioners who must service both victims and perpetrators <br /> * Examines the prevalence of female juvenile delinquency and reviews the literature from a sociological and practice perspective<br /> * Focuses on the current trends and issues surrounding youth gang violence,discussing identification, classification, and prediction as they relate to gang violence as well as effective prevention and intervention<br /> * Addresses the identification, classification, and prediction of school violence among middle-school and high-school youth<br /> * Covers the broad range of cases that are classified as "workplace violence," examining the differences in definition and analyzing the bases for the growing prevalence of incidents<br /> <br /> <br /> Topics include:<br /> * Violence within families through the life span<br /> * Adolescent dating violence<br /> * Assessing violent behavior<br /> * Domestic violence in Latino cultures<br /> * Conduct disorder and substance abuse<br /> * Youth gang violence<br /> * School violence<br /> * Preventing workplace violence<br /> * Domestic violence in the workplace<br /> * And much more
Preface.<br /> <br /> Acknowledgment.<br /> <br /> About the Editors.<br /> <br /> Contributor List.<br /> <br /> SECTION I: FAMILY VIOLENCE. <br /> <br /> Violence within Families through the Life Span (A. Burgess & A. Roberts). <br /> <br /> Adolescent Dating Violence (G. Ely, et al.). <br /> <br /> Children and Adolescents from Violent Homes (L. Rapp-Paglicci). <br /> <br /> Domestic Violence in African-American Families (L. See, et al.). <br /> <br /> Domestic Violence in Latino Cultures (D. Ferrer). <br /> <br /> SECTION II: COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. <br /> <br /> Children and Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence (C. Dulmus & C. Hilarski). <br /> <br /> Assessing Violent Behavior (E. Tyson, et al.).<br /> <br /> Conduct Disorder and Substance Abuse (J. Barthelemy, et al.). <br /> <br /> Girls' Delinquency and Violence: Making the Case for Gender-Responsive Programming (M. Chesney-Lind, et al.). <br /> <br /> Youth Gang Violence (R. Ellis). <br /> <br /> Youth Violence: Chronic Violent Juvenile Offenders (M. Williams, et al.). <br /> <br /> SECTION III: SCHOOL VIOLENCE. <br /> <br /> School Bullying: An Overview (G. MacNeil). <br /> <br /> Public Concern and Focus on School Violence (R. Astor, et al.). <br /> <br /> Reducing School Violence: A Social Capacity Framework (G. Bowen, et al.). <br /> <br /> School Violence among Culturally Diverse Populations (K. Jordan). <br /> <br /> SECTION IV: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. <br /> <br /> Preventing Workplace Violence (J. Wodarski & C. Dulmus). <br /> <br /> Workplace Violence: Prevention and Intervention, Theory and Practice (J. Waters, et al.). <br /> <br /> Domestic Violence in the Workplace (P. Brownell & A. Roberts).<br /> <br /> Author Index.<br /> <br /> Subject Index.
"A useful reference work for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers." (<i>Choice</i>, December 2002) <p>“…very comprehensive…a book to learn from.”(Int’l Jnl of Adolescent Med & Health, Vol.3, No.15, 2003)</p>
LISA A. RAPP-PAGLICCI, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. <p>ALBERT R. ROBERTS, PhD, is a professor at Rutgers University.<br /> JOHN S. WODARSKI, PhD, is a professor at the University of Tennessee and a consulting editor for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</p>
A multidisciplinary team of experts examines violence from a resilience perspective <p>Violence knows no boundaries. It attacks in schools, in families, and even in the workforce–places that should be regarded as safe havens. Encompassing the enormity of violence through a comprehensive, biopsychosocial perspective, Handbook of Violence examines community, school, family, and workplace violence, including identification, classification, prevention, and interview programs and case management.</p> <p>Written by the leading authorities in their fields, this groundbreaking compilation:</p> <ul> <li>Reviews how children and adolescents from violent homes are detrimentally affected in multiple ways, including short- and long-term consequences that seriously impair their psychological, social, educational, and physical development</li> <li>Explores issues related to the occurrence of domestic violence in African-American families, presenting an array of theoretical formulations that may prove useful to practitioners who must service both victims and perpetrators</li> <li>Examines the prevalence of female juvenile delinquency and reviews the literature from a sociological and practice perspective</li> <li>Focuses on the current trends and issues surrounding youth gang violence,discussing identification, classification, and prediction as they relate to gang violence as well as effective prevention and intervention</li> <li>Addresses the identification, classification, and prediction of school violence among middle-school and high-school youth</li> <li>Covers the broad range of cases that are classified as "workplace violence," examining the differences in definition and analyzing the bases for the growing prevalence of incidents</li> </ul> <p>Topics include:</p> <ul> <li>Violence within families through the life span</li> <li>Adolescent dating violence</li> <li>Assessing violent behavior</li> <li>Domestic violence in Latino cultures</li> <li>Conduct disorder and substance abuse</li> <li>Youth gang violence</li> <li>School violence</li> <li>Preventing workplace violence</li> <li>Domestic violence in the workplace</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul>

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