NCJ Number
29429
Editor(s)
C G WILBER
Date Published
1975
Length
170 pages
Annotation
SELECTION OF ESSAYS ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR EXAMINED FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF A BIOLOGIST, A GENETICIST, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST, A PSYCHOLOGIST, AND A SOCIOLOGIST.
Abstract
THE COMPLEXITY OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IS DEMONSTRATED BY FIVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE IMPRESSION THAT HUMAN VIOLENCE MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD MAY BE TAKEN, THE EDITOR CONTENDS THAT VIOLENCE CAN BE CONTROLLED TO A LEVEL ACCEPTABLE TO SOCIETY. CONTROL DEPENDS ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE REMEDIED BY VIOLENT REACTIONS BUT RATHER BY PATIENT, LOW KEY RESPONSES. THE EDITOR FURTHER STATES THIS CONCEPT IS IMPORTANT TO POLICE ADMINISTRATORS WHO IN THE PAST HAVE FAVORED ACTION ORIENTED RESPONSES.