NCJ Number
25735
Date Published
1975
Length
361 pages
Annotation
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONTROL OF VIOLENCE AS IT OCCURS AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION - FROM INTERPERSONAL TO INTERNATIONAL.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT VIOLENCE IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF STRESS IN HUMAN INTERACTION. AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SOCIAL FACTORS IS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION BY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEACEKEEPING. INTERPERSONAL, INTERGROUP, INTERORGANIZATIONAL, INTERCOMMUNAL, AND INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE IS EXAMINED. TYPICAL PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS FOR EACH LEVEL OF VIOLENCE ARE REVIEWED, AND PROPOSALS ARE MADE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL. CASE STUDIES ARE PRESENTED FOR ALL TYPES. 'HUMANITARIAN' AND 'AUTHORITARIAN' WAYS OF KEEPING THE PEACE ARE ANALYZED AND COMPARED EMPIRICALLY IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.