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Richard Whittington, James McGuire - Violence Rewired, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Violence Rewired

Evidence and Strategies for Public Health Action

Av Richard Whittington, James McGuire

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This thought-provoking book draws together research from genetics, anthropology, psychology and the social sciences to show that widespread assumptions about the inevitability of human violence are almost entirely a collection of myths. While violence has been a recurring feature of human life, there is no reason to suppose that it is inherent in 'human nature'. On the contrary, patterns of aggressive behaviour are largely learned through experience and even those individuals who have often acted violently can learn to change. Rejecting the speculations of much contemporary writing about human aggression, Violence Rewired presents an evidence-based alternative: a multi-level model of action to reduce violence at both individual and collective levels, linked to public health initiatives developed by the World Health Organization. If humanity is to survive the challenges it faces, a more realistic appraisal of ourselves and our basic tendencies is an indispensable part of the solution.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-04-02
  • Mått: 157 x 235 x 20 mm
  • Vikt: 560 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 316
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • Medarbetare: Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres
  • ISBN: 9781107018075
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Richard Whittington is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and is based at the Brøset Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. He is a psychologist with a focus on violence prevention and mental health and is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool. James McGuire is Emeritus Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool. He is also an expert witness in criminal courts and mental health tribunals, a consultant for criminal justice agencies in thirteen countries, and winner of the 2012 Research Prize from the International Corrections and Prisons Association.

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'Violence Rewired is ground-breaking for its scope and rigour that takes us on a journey from our primate past to a potentially peaceful future. It dispels myths around our 'true nature' in a convincingly scientific and scholarly way that suits audiences ranging from nurses, judicial scholars, students to the scientifically curious.' Devon Polaschek, Joint Director of the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand

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