What impels human beings to harm others -- family members or strangers? And how can these impulses and actions be prevented or controlled? Heightened public awa

Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can be done about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries a

This volume examines social influences on violent events and violent behavior, particularly concentrating on how the risks of violent criminal offending and vic