The end of violence eliminating the world's most dangerous epidemic
Large Print Book |
Large print edition. |
Little, Brown and Company,
New York :
2026.
- 0 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
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"Violence is often described as a social issue, a moral failing, or an innate human instinct. But in fact, argues Dr. Gary Slutkin, violence is a contagion that infects a society like a disease. This isn't a metaphor. In THE END OF VIOLENCE, Dr. Slutkin draws on the expertise gleaned from 40+ years on the frontlines fighting deadly epidemics to reveal that violence operates according to the same predictable logic as every other contagious disease, initially infecting a small number of carriers then spreading from host to host. When a shooting occurs in a neighborhood, it's not just a tragic event-it's patient zero in an outbreak. Through compelling stories ranging from the streets of Chicago, to war-torn villages in the Ukraine and Syria, to mass shootings in suburban America, THE END OF VIOLENCE offers a hopeful alternative to the failed strategies of deterrence and incarceration: a proven public health approach that interrupts transmission, changes behavior, and inoculates against future infection. Whether giving water to a child with diarrhea or providing a safe interruption to a domestic abuser, these methods focus on curing rather than punishing, and can be used to protect ourselves, heal our communities, and end the global epidemic of violence during our lifetime"--
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- ISBN: 9780316607452
- Physical Description: xiv, 464 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2026.
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