This helping professions text provides a broad-based understanding of the reasons for violent behavior and offers treatment strategies to help victims as well as perpetrators of violence. While most texts on violence take a criminal justice approach and focus on the victims of violence, Glicken attempts to include the perpetrators of violence as well. The text covers many types of violence including school violence, random violence, workplace violence, domestic violence and violence among inmates. Also includes coverage of September 11th and the resulting economic downturn, which could lead to increased crime, domestic violence, and drug abuse.

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Most chapters begin with “Introduction” and end with “References.” Preface. I. INTRODUCTION. 1. The Reasons for Violence in America. History of Violence. Human Service Approaches. Violent Crime Victimization. Factors in Increasing Violence. A Violent Popular Culture. Greater Tolerance for Violence. 2. The Extent of Violence in America. Historical Trends. Recent Trends in Violent Crime Rates. Juvenile Crime. Predicting the Offenders. High Risk Juveniles. Recent Reductions in Violence and Crime. Most Youth Delinquency and Crime. Undocumented Juvenile Delinquency. Youth Crime Statistics Problems in Criminal Justice. Carjacking. Drugs and Crime. Female Crime. Extent and Types of Violent Behavior. 3. The Social and Economic Cost of Violence. Monetary Costs. Table. Injuries from Violent Crime. Monetary and Non-Monetary Cost Analysis. Cost Figures. Total Aggregate Cost of Violence. Updated Victim and Societal Costs. The Cost of Diversion of Resources from More Socially Useful Functions. Physical and Emotional Cost to Victims and Their Families. Victimization of the Elderly. Vulnerability and Fear. A Study of Crime Against the Elderly. Conclusions and Implications. Prison Costs. Prison Costs in California. Categories of Violent Acts and the Helping Strategies for Victims and Perpetrators: The Danger of Panaceas. Helping Strategies. II. INTRODUCTION. 4. Family Violence Involving Adults. The Amount of Domestic Violence. The Dynamics of Abuse. A Case Study of an Abuser. Discussion of the Case. Predicting Potential for Abuse. The Impact of Abuse on Victims. Treating Abusive Behavior: The Perpetrator. Reasons Treatment May Not Work with Some Perpetrators. Ethnicity and Treatment. A Case Study of a Perpetrator in Treatment. Discussion of the Case. Treating the Victims of Adult Violence. A Case Study with Integrating Questions. Integrating Questions. 5. Violence to Children. Definitions of Abuse and Neglect. Clarifying Definitions of Abuse and Neglect for Child Protective Workers. The Impact of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: General Indicators. Case Study of a Perpetrator of Child Physical Abuse. Case Discussion. Sexual Abuse: Behavioral Indicators. Incest and Intra-Family Abuse. Extra-Familial Abuse. Sexual Exploitation of Children. Case Study of a Female Child of Sexual Abuse. Case Discussion. Treatment Approaches for the Victims of Sexual Abuse. Case Study of a Sexual Perpetrator. Case Discussion. Treatment of Sexual Predators. The Role of Child Protective Services in The Investigation and treatment of Child Abuse. Case Study of a Victim of Child Abuse with Integrating Questions. Integrating Questions. 6. Sexual Violence. Sexual Violence Data. Legal Definitions of Sexual Violence. Physical and Emotional Impact of Sexual Violence. Blaming the Victim. Case Study: A Victim of Sexual Violence. Case Discussion. Treating the Victims of Sexual Violence. The Psychological Makeup of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence. Case Study: A Rapist. Case Discussion. Treating the Perpetrators of Sexual Violence. Dating Violence and Acquaintance Assault. Case Study: A Victim of Dating Violence. Case Discussion. Preventing Sexual Violence. Case Study and Integrating Questions. 7. Juvenile Violence. Juvenile Crime Prediction Problems. Recent Reductions in Juvenile Violence. Most Juvenile Crime Is Minor. Undocumented Juvenile Delinquency. Youth Crime Statistics Problems. Reasons for Juvenile Violence. School Violence. Case Study: A Victim of School Violence. Case Discussion. Youth Gangs. Gang Prevention. Gang Violence. Intervention. Case Study: Successful Transition for Gang Involvement. Case Discussion. Treatment Issues and Violent Juvenile Crime. Comprehensive Interventions. Mental Health Solutions. Conclusions. Case Study with Integrating Questions. 8. Workplace Violence. Workplace Violence Data. Case Study: Potential Perpetrator of Workplace Violence. Case Discussion. Coping with Workplace Violence from Perpetrators Outside of the Workplace. Case Study: Workplace Violence in a Treatment Facility. Case Discussion. Workplace Violence Committed by Employees to One Another. Intervention Strategies to Prevent Workplace Violence. Working with Potential Perpetrators of Workplace Violence. Case Study and Integrating Questions. 9. Acts of Random Violence. Violence: Numbers vs. Nature. Case Study: A Hate Crime with Violence. Case Discussion. The Need for Power. The Evolution of Random Violence Terminology. History of Random Violence. Assessing the Risk from Violent Strangers. Case Study: Perpetrator of Random Violence. Case Discussion. Terrorism and Terrorist Acts. What Can Be Done? Societal Approaches. Mobilization for Assessing the Risk from Violent Strangers. Case Study: Perpetrator of Random Violence. Case Discussion. Terrorism and Terrorist Acts. What Can Be Done? Societal Approaches. Mobilization for Youth. Individual Approaches. Case Study: A Victim of Random Crime and Integrating Questions. 10. Treating Perpetrators of Violent Crime. Psychosocial Reasons for Violence. Major Therapy Approaches with Violent Perpetrators. Insight Oriented Treatment. Behavior Modification. Techniques for Use with Violent Perpetrators. The Use of Stories. The Use of Perpetrators Groups. Moral Development (Empathy Training). The Hot Seat. Treatment Guidelines for Working with Violent Perpetrators. Case Study with Integrating Questions. III. INTRODUCTION. 11. Societal Responses to Violence. Prevention: A Proactive Approach to Violence. Community/Societal Responses to Violence. Treatment Approaches: The Problem of Serious Chronic Juvenile Offenders. Programs for Serious Chronic Juvenile Offenders of Violent Crime. Control and Treatment of Serious Juvenile Offenders. Programs to Manage Violent Juvenile Offenders. Conclusions. 12. Future Directions. Violence: A Look at the Future. Case Study: Early Detection of Mental Illness. Case Discussion. Treating Substance Abuse. Case Discussion. Responding to Violence in the Future Sensible Policy Toward Violence in the Popular Culture. Case Study of Addiction and Treatment. Case Discussion. Justice System that Emphasizes Treatment. More Understanding of Terrorism. Conclusion. Case Study with Integrating Question.