Books & Violence
We now have access to a much deeper understanding of both the etiology of aggressive acts and their treatment. We need no longer ignore criminals or abuse them-instead we can provide compassion and containment...The volumes in this series provide both practical advice and theoretical stimulation for introductory students and senior practitioners alike.
In addressing the issue of violence, our first purpose is to provide practical information that will help the reader to design specific intervention strategies aimed at preventing the escalation of violence in any community.
But the study of violence has taught us that such approaches will be ineffective unless we have a coherent and meaningful framework within which to understand the continuum of violent perpetration….. Only a shift in human understanding can help us to be more effective in slowing the pace of the disease down through the generations, from person to person, from family to family, from nation to nation'
All of our cultural systems for making meaning are infiltrated with this lethal virus...human culture has become "trauma-organized" around the unrecognized, unmetabolized, and untransformed thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a post-traumatic response. We hope that this monograph can make a contribution to understanding the nature of the infection and provide some guidelines for managing the infection once it has set in.
- Sandra L. Bloom, Editor, from her Introduction
Bloom, S. L. Editor. (2001) Violence: A Public Health Menace and a Public Health Approach. London: Karnac Books
- A kind of necessity? Violence as a public health menace. Gwen Adshead
- Violent attachments and attachment to violence. Felicity de Zulueta
- Creating a non-violent environment: Keeping Sanctuary safe. Joseph F. Foderaro
- Conclusion: A public health approach to violence. Sandra L. Bloom
