Understanding violence - Englander, Elizabeth Kandel (Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007)
The numbers : how common is violent behavior today? -- Social causes of violence -- Biological and psychological bases of violent behavior -- Developmental factors and social learning -- Media exposure and violence -- The biosocial model -- Substance abuse and violent behavior -- Youth violence -- Sexual assault -- Spouse homicide -- Child abuse and physical punishment -- Victims : the consequences of family violence -- Epilogue : preventing and controlling violence
Keywords: Violent crimes -- United States; Violent crimes -- United States -- Psychological aspects; Criminal psychology -- United States