Violence: The Enduring Problem by Alexander C. Alvarez
2. In Focus boxes provide personal narratives, case studies and related information to enhance the chapter coverage.
3.Broad coverage addresses legislative, social, and political efforts to curb violent behavior
4. Violence: An Enduring Problemexamines both individual and collective forms of violenceand, unlike other texts on the subject,illustrates the linkages between these twogeneral types ofviolent acts.
5. The interdisciplinary approach thatdraws from a number of different disciplines including criminology and criminal justice, sociology, psychology, political science, and public health.
New To This Edition
Inclusion of new developments in the field of violence studies
Less emphasis on esoteric research and abstract policy studies.
Updated throughout with new data and examples
Increased number of end of chapter questions.
Instructor Resources are new to this edition.