For undergraduate courses in Deviance, Violence, and Special Topics in Criminal Justice.
This text looks at violence in a wide variety of settings, showing students that violence does not only occur on
the inner-city streets, but inside the family, school, and even the workplace. Carefully chosen articles discuss
the crime we traditionally define as violent, as well as the crime that is on the rise--and could significantly
alter our perception of what violent crime actually is. The easy-to-read selections were assembled to supplement
traditional lecture in the field of criminal justice and criminology, and designed for a variety of student backgrounds
at all levels.
Features
Interesting, topical content.
Draws students into the text material and encourages active participation in classroom discussion.
Comprehensive coverage--Emphasizes new and emerging forms of violence.
Broaden students perception and understanding of what constitutes a violent offence, and makes them reconceptualize
the basic components of crime and what allows them to adopt the violent label.
A wide selection of articles--On a wide range of violent offenses--i.e., serial murder; murder in the workplace;
sexual crimes of violence; and terrorism.
Provides instructors with a flexible, one stop resource. Eliminates students need for library research and
copyright permission.
Student-friendly writing--Holds students attention and introduces them to the ideas and concept that violence
is a multi-dimensional concept.
Ensures that students will not skip over selections or miss important points on each article due to complicated
methodological techniques or statistical models.
Table of Contents
1. Violence in the United States.
2. Domestic and Other Forms of Personal Violence.
3. Sexual Crimes and Violence.
4. School and Workplace Violence.
5. Serial and Mass Murder.
6. Child Violence.
7. Terrorism, Hate Groups, and Institutional Violence.
