The Sources of Violence in America and Their Consequences for Law Enforcement

The contemporary level of violence and the sources of the violent acts that are directed against American law enforcement officers are topics that often inspire heated debate. The Sources of Violence in America and Their Consequences for Law Enforcement begins with an examination of the nature of violence and the role it plays in society, followed by an in-depth discussion and analysis of violent behavior and the extensive body of literature that has developed concerning its root causes. This book discusses the sources of violence, examines why people use violence against law enforcement officers, relates the functions of the police to the sources of violent behavior directed against them, and shows how law enforcement officers can find themselves caught between conflicting demands that do not easily submit to reconciliation. Systematically presented are major theories associated with criminal violence which include: structural-functionalist models, control, strain, symbolic interaction, cultural deviancy, labeling, contagion, and political economy theories. In addition, many useful tables are provided, and the appendices include data regarding the percentage of law enforcement officers assaulted and feloniously murdered by year and geographical region. The inclusion of vignettes will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of problematic situations. This book will be useful for programs in state, federal, and local law enforcement administration, public policy studies, and criminal justice studies.

Politics & Social Sciences

Meyer, C. Kenneth

Brunk, Gregory G.

Wilson, Laura Ann

Social Sciences

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

This study, by three scholars, explores the attitudes of US decision makers and opinion leaders toward war and offers a theoretical framework, based on empirical evidence, that suggests the ways people reach their positions on such issues. Their work rests on statistical procedures rather than the case studies and narratives that have predominated past research on the subject; and their hope is to encourage such research by others. Paper edition (5585-7), $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Understanding Attitudes About War: Modeling Moral Judgements (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies)

History

Secrest, Donald

Tamashiro, Howard

Americas

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Choice 1997 Outstanding Academic Book
 Why have some traditional cold warriors opposed involvement in Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, while many vocal critics of the Vietnam war supported the use of U.S. forces in Somalia, Haiti, and the Balkans? What do these debates tell us about American attitudes toward the use of military force to achieve foreign policy goals? The authors examine the ethical and moral underpinnings of U.S. international relations by exploring the attitudes of decision makers and foreign policy elites toward war. Their unique contribution is to bring together the various doctrines in the literature and to characterize them using behavioral methodologies, in an attempt to bring normative questions back into the mainstream of political science.

Understanding Attitudes About War: Modeling Moral Judgments (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies)

University of Pittsburgh Press

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