Violence and Crime by James F. Anderson, Kelley Reinsmith-Jon... - 9781032446066

Violence and CrimeA Public Health Perspective\nAuthor(s): James F. Anderson, Kelley Reinsmith-Jones, Tazinski P. Lee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032446066, 978-1032446066\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the critical connections between criminal justice and public health perspectives on violence and crime. Violent crime involves not only criminal justice agencies, but social agencies, community groups, and public and private healthcare organizations. The authors provide a broad overview of prevalent forms of violence, focusing on how criminal justice and public health perspectives converge in the examination of and response to these issues.\n\nThe book looks at the nexus of public health with problems as varied as assaultive violence, child abuse, rape and sexual abuse, interpersonal violence, elder abuse, suicide, police violence, teenage bullying, workplace violence, firearm injuries, and opioid addiction. Th.