Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Howard R Spivak

Murder Is No Accident

Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Prescription for Stopping Youth Violence Before It Starts "A clear, compelling, and much-needed examination of what causes youth violence in small towns and big cities all over America, and how one community was able to bring many partners and pieces of a complex puzzle together to curb youth violence in its neighborhoods. This book is an important reminder that youth violence is preventable. It should be read by every elected official, public health professional, community leader, advocate, and parent ready to move beyond despair or fear and take action." -Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children's Defense Fund "Essential reading for public officials, concerned parents, and citizens." -Senator Edward M. Kennedy "An eye-opening and well-documented book by two of the foremost pioneers in violence prevention efforts in America. Through their own personal stories and an astute analysis of the complexities of violence prevention initiatives, the authors argue that violence is learned behavior that can be significantly reduced. This is an inspiring book; I highly recommend it." -Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Judge Baker Children's Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9780787969806
• ISBN-10: 078796980X
• Artikelnr.: 21382047

Autorenporträt

Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D., is associate dean for faculty development and professor of public health practice at the Harvard School of Public Health. As a physician working in inner-city hospitals and neighborhood clinics, she recognized violence as a significant public health issue. In 1987 she established the first office of violence prevention in a state department of public health while serving as commissioner for the Department of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Howard R. Spivak, M.D., is chief of the division of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine and vice president for community health programs at New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is professor of pediatrics and community health at Tufts University School of Medicine and director of the Tufts University Center for Children. He cofounded the Boston Violence Prevention Program and is nationally recognized for his work in pediatrics and violence prevention.

Inhaltsangabe

I-The Problem'

Introduction
Chapter 1: Shocked America/The Epidemic Spreads
Chapter 2: Who Are We?'

II-Issues and Solutions'

Chapter 3: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It
Chapter 4: Understanding Risk and Resiliency
Chapter 5: Guns/Escalating the Consequences
Chapter 6: It's The Television, Stupid
Chapter 7: "It's The Bad Kids"/ The Demonization of Youth
Chapter 8: Girls and Violence/ "The Rambettes"
Chapter 9: Violence at Home'

III-What Happened in Boston'

Chapter 10: Violence Is Preventable
Chapter 11: The Movement Grows'

IV - Lessons Learned'

Chapter 12: There Is No One Model
Chapter 13: The System Is Part of The Problem
Chapter 14: Going Into The Future'

Rezensionen

"Murder is No Accident: Understanding and Preventing YouthViolence in America is a clear, compelling, and much-neededexamination of what causes youth violence in small towns and bigcities all over America, and how one community was able to bringmany partners and pieces of a complex puzzle together to curb youthviolence in its neighborhoods. This book is an important reminderthat youth violence is preventable. Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith andDr. Howard Spivak have written a key guide that should be read byevery elected official, public health professional, communityleader, advocate, and parent ready to move beyond despair or fearand take action."
--Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund

"This book is essential reading for public officials, concernedparents, and citizens. Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard Spivak layout a powerful prescription for improving the ways we deal with theyouth violence that is so devastating to the victims, the childrenwho resort to violence, and the communities where they live."
--Senator Edward M. Kennedy