Psychology and the reduction of Violence
6-years old boy brings a gun to school and shoots a elassmate with whom, he had a playground dispute the previous day.
An elderl woman is killed by two teenage muggers during a robbery; she had less than $2 for them to steal.
Three white men tie a black man to a truck and drag him at high speed down a country road; he dies a gruesome death
Violence in the United has reached epidemic levels, and there are few signs that it will let up. Serveys consitently reveal that violence and crime rank near the top of the list of social problems that concern Americans most (Stone et Kelner, 2000; Taylor; 2000)
Yet violence has not gone unchallenged, and the field of psycology is playing a key role in efforts to reduce this social ill. Psycologists specializing in diverse areas and employing the major perspectives of the field are making a concerted effort to answer key questions relating to violence. Read the rest of this entry »
