Understanding the Psychology of Perpetrators through South Africa's Trut
Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence.
Violent Extremism: A Nordic Outlookilluminates the global issue of violent extremism, with a particular focus on Sweden and the Nordic countries. This concise volume leverages empirical research to uncover the mechanisms and dynamics driving violent extremism, setting itself apart in a field often criticized for a lack of data-driven analysis. The ......
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Violence, 25th Anniversary Edition
Offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr Toch explores the personal motives, attitudes, assumptions, and perceptions of men who are recurrently violent.
Restorative Practices, Policy Enactment, and Managing Risk
Vulnerability, Extremism, and Schooling: Restorative Practices, Policy Enactment, and Managing Risk documents and analyzes efforts by educational policymakers to combat susceptibility to extremism within disadvantaged communities. Schools worldwide are increasingly enlisted in the efforts of nation-states to prevent or counter violent extremism. ......
Offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined by mass violence - and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice. This book shows how demographic analysis of fertility, mortality, and migration cannot be complete without taking war and genocide into account.
Why do some conflicts escalate into violence while others dissipate harmlessly? While homicide has been viewed largely in the pathological terms of crime and deviance, violence, the author contends, is a naturally-occurring form of conflict found throughout history and across cultures under certain social conditions.
Why do some conflicts escalate into violence while others dissipate harmlessly? While homicide has been viewed largely in the pathological terms of crime and deviance, violence, the author contends, is a naturally-occurring form of conflict found throughout history and across cultures under certain social conditions.