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Death Threats and Violence [electronic resource] : New Research and Clinical Perspectives / by Stephen Morewitz.

Summary:

Threats of violence?and especially of homicide?are a too-familiar part of modern life, paralleling stressful conditions at home, on the job, on campus, and in relationships. Death Threats and Violence analyzes the meaning and impact of homicidal threats, the means by which they are communicated, and their development from infrequent private occurrence to ongoing social problem. Using data from the Stalking and Violence Project and recent events including the Virginia Tech massacre, Stephen Morewitz explores the lives of the men (and to a lesser degree, women) who make threats against their partners, strangers, social groups, and institutions. By balancing individual variables against the larger context of social norms and controls, this book offers a well-rounded assessment of death threats and their role in domestic and public violence.

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  • ISBN: 9780387766638
  • Physical Description: 1 electronic text (188 p.) : digital file.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Springer-Verlag New York, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Homicidal threats -- Death threat makers -- Death threat victims -- Stalking and homicidal threats -- Death threats and weapon use -- Substance use and abuse, and homicidal threats -- Death threats and violence at schools and colleges -- Workplace homicidal threats and violence -- Crime, culture, and war -- Hate crimes -- Death threats and terrorism -- Death threats and the legal system -- About the author -- Appendix A: Research methods -- Appendix B: Study results.
Subject: Death threats > Social aspects.
Death threats > Psychological aspects.
Threats of violence > Psychological aspects.
Threats of violence > Social aspects.
Clinical psychology


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