Description
Book SynopsisA multidisciplinary team of experts examines violence from a resilience perspective Violence knows no boundaries. It attacks in schools, in families, and even in the workforce-places that should be regarded as safe havens.
Trade Review"A useful reference work for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers." (
Choice, December 2002)
“…very comprehensive…a book to learn from.”(Int’l Jnl of Adolescent Med & Health, Vol.3, No.15, 2003)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgment.
About the Editors.
Contributor List.
SECTION I: FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Violence within Families through the Life Span (A. Burgess & A. Roberts).
Adolescent Dating Violence (G. Ely, et al.).
Children and Adolescents from Violent Homes (L. Rapp-Paglicci).
Domestic Violence in African-American Families (L. See, et al.).
Domestic Violence in Latino Cultures (D. Ferrer).
SECTION II: COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.
Children and Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence (C. Dulmus & C. Hilarski).
Assessing Violent Behavior (E. Tyson, et al.).
Conduct Disorder and Substance Abuse (J. Barthelemy, et al.).
Girls' Delinquency and Violence: Making the Case for Gender-Responsive Programming (M. Chesney-Lind, et al.).
Youth Gang Violence (R. Ellis).
Youth Violence: Chronic Violent Juvenile Offenders (M. Williams, et al.).
SECTION III: SCHOOL VIOLENCE.
School Bullying: An Overview (G. MacNeil).
Public Concern and Focus on School Violence (R. Astor, et al.).
Reducing School Violence: A Social Capacity Framework (G. Bowen, et al.).
School Violence among Culturally Diverse Populations (K. Jordan).
SECTION IV: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.
Preventing Workplace Violence (J. Wodarski & C. Dulmus).
Workplace Violence: Prevention and Intervention, Theory and Practice (J. Waters, et al.).
Domestic Violence in the Workplace (P. Brownell & A. Roberts).
Author Index.
Subject Index.
