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Violence in the Americas: The Social Pandemic of the 20th Century

NCJ Number
179440
Author(s)
Cesar Chelala Dr.
Date Published
1997
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This document seeks to demonstrate the extent of the problem of violence, its effects in the most vulnerable groups of society and its implications for countries in the Americas.
Abstract
The publication sketches an overview of a complex problem. It aims at presenting, to the general public as well as health and political community leaders, an analysis that could be useful in confronting and controlling a pressing social problem. It emphasizes violence against women and children, which seems to be strongly linked to longstanding cultural practices that tend to perpetuate the cycle of violence: the child who is abused at an early age can later become an abuser in his family and a violent member of society. The booklet also investigates: violence as a public health issue, classification of violence, causes of violence, juvenile violence, violence against the elderly, political violence, costs of violence, and actions against violence. References

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