The social reality of violence and violent crime /
Brownstein, Henry H.,
The social reality of violence and violent crime / Henry H. Brownstein. - xiv, 204 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index.
The Social Meaning of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Meaning of Violence -- The Social Construction of Reality -- The Measurement of Violence and Violent Crime -- Why We Tell the Stories We Tell about Violence -- The Legend of the Drug-Crazed Killer -- Defining Drug Users as Violent Offenders -- Anslinger and the Dangers of Marijuana Use -- Crack-Crazed Killers -- The Relationship between Drug Use and Violence -- The Yarn of the Malevolent Drug Dealer -- The Relationship between Drug Markets and Violence -- Systemic Drug-Related Violence -- Battling over Market Share -- Managing Product Quality -- Declaring War on Drug Dealers -- The Allegory of the Innocent Bystander -- Who Is an Innocent Bystander? -- When a Stranger Is Not a Stranger -- Innocent Victims and Public Policy -- The Family in the U.S.: A Romantic Tragedy -- The "Normal" U.S. Family -- When Families Don't Work -- The Birth of Family Violence -- Violence against Women and Children -- Responding to Family Violence -- The Myth of the Liberated Woman -- The Liberation of Women -- Women and Violent Offending -- Women and Violent Victimization -- Women and the Criminal Justice System -- The Age of the Super-Predators: A Fable -- Changing Patterns of Youthful Violence -- Theories of Youthful Violence -- The Notion of the Super-Predator -- Defining and Identifying the Problem -- Youth, Violent Crime, and Public Policy -- The Parable of Poor and Minority Violent Offenders -- Race,Class, and Violence -- Minorities as Violent Offenders -- The Favors of the Criminal Justice System -- The Poor and Minorities as Victims of Violence -- The Tale of the Worker Gone Mad -- The Relationship between Work, Production, and Violence -- Defining Workplace Violence -- Corporate Violence -- The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Measure of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime in the U.S -- Implications for Public Policy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
0205288073 9780205288076
99026300
Violence--Public opinion.--United States
Violent crimes--Public opinion.--United States
Family violence--United States
Youth and violence--United States
Public opinion--United States
HN90.V5 / B78 2000
303.60973
The social reality of violence and violent crime / Henry H. Brownstein. - xiv, 204 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index.
The Social Meaning of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Meaning of Violence -- The Social Construction of Reality -- The Measurement of Violence and Violent Crime -- Why We Tell the Stories We Tell about Violence -- The Legend of the Drug-Crazed Killer -- Defining Drug Users as Violent Offenders -- Anslinger and the Dangers of Marijuana Use -- Crack-Crazed Killers -- The Relationship between Drug Use and Violence -- The Yarn of the Malevolent Drug Dealer -- The Relationship between Drug Markets and Violence -- Systemic Drug-Related Violence -- Battling over Market Share -- Managing Product Quality -- Declaring War on Drug Dealers -- The Allegory of the Innocent Bystander -- Who Is an Innocent Bystander? -- When a Stranger Is Not a Stranger -- Innocent Victims and Public Policy -- The Family in the U.S.: A Romantic Tragedy -- The "Normal" U.S. Family -- When Families Don't Work -- The Birth of Family Violence -- Violence against Women and Children -- Responding to Family Violence -- The Myth of the Liberated Woman -- The Liberation of Women -- Women and Violent Offending -- Women and Violent Victimization -- Women and the Criminal Justice System -- The Age of the Super-Predators: A Fable -- Changing Patterns of Youthful Violence -- Theories of Youthful Violence -- The Notion of the Super-Predator -- Defining and Identifying the Problem -- Youth, Violent Crime, and Public Policy -- The Parable of Poor and Minority Violent Offenders -- Race,Class, and Violence -- Minorities as Violent Offenders -- The Favors of the Criminal Justice System -- The Poor and Minorities as Victims of Violence -- The Tale of the Worker Gone Mad -- The Relationship between Work, Production, and Violence -- Defining Workplace Violence -- Corporate Violence -- The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Measure of Violence and Violent Crime -- The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime in the U.S -- Implications for Public Policy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
0205288073 9780205288076
99026300
Violence--Public opinion.--United States
Violent crimes--Public opinion.--United States
Family violence--United States
Youth and violence--United States
Public opinion--United States
HN90.V5 / B78 2000
303.60973